{"id":997,"date":"2024-08-26T22:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T22:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/?page_id=997"},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:57:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:57:24","slug":"medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/medicare-supplement-vs-medicare-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"997\" class=\"elementor elementor-997\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad0f9e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad0f9e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5817f elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"7b5817f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"sidebar.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li id=\"block-16\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Services<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/senior-healthcare\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"40\">Senior Healthcare Products<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/home-owners-insurance\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/home\">Homeowner Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/auto-insurance\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"36\">Auto Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"block-15\" class=\"widget widget_block\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-17dd1b49 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our&nbsp;Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Address:<\/strong><br>2125 Brackett Avenue Suite 5 <br>Eau Claire, WI 54701<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cell Phone: <\/strong>(715) 210-7675<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Office: <\/strong>(715) 280-9031<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Business Hours:<\/strong><br>Mon-Fri 9:00am \u2013 5:00pm<br>Appointments available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a6cb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98a6cb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f7f9ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f7f9ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b35c90 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b35c90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-717 size-medium\" style=\"margin-bottom: 10px;\" src=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/medicare-supplement-vs-advantage-300x169.png\" alt=\"Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/medicare-supplement-vs-advantage-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/medicare-supplement-vs-advantage-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/medicare-supplement-vs-advantage-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/medicare-supplement-vs-advantage.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Discover the difference between Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage in this article.<\/p>\n<p>When you sign up for Medicare, you have to consider a few options. Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) covers many basic health costs, including hospital visits, doctor appointments, and medical procedures.<\/p>\n<p>Original Medicare does not cover all health expenses. If you only have this type of plan, you will have to pay additional costs &#8211; like prescription drugs and vision and dental care, out of pocket.<\/p>\n<p>You can cover these costs with two options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Medicare Advantage<\/li>\n<li>Medicare Supplement insurance (also known as Medigap).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>What are Medicare Advantage plans?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Medicare Advantage plans (also known as Medicare Part C plans), are private health insurance plans approved by Medicare. These plans replace your Original Medicare coverage and must offer at least all the same benefits. Most Medicare Advantage plans also offer additional benefits, such as prescription drug coverage, as well as vision, dental, and hearing services.<\/p>\n<p>When you use a Medicare Advantage plan, you are still participating in the Medicare program. Medicare simply pays your private insurance company to administer your new plan.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of a Medicare Advantage plan will vary depending on your insurance company and the plan you choose.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap?)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like Medicare Advantage plans, Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plans are also provided by a private insurance company. However, Medigap is different from Medicare Advantage in that it works alongside your Original Medicare plan rather than replacing it.<\/p>\n<p>If you choose a Medigap plan, the majority of your health expenses will still be covered by your Original Medicare plan (Part A and Part B). Your Medigap plan will simply provide additional coverage to help pay your deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that Medigap plans no longer offer prescription drug benefits, so you will want to consider enrolling in a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan to cover these costs. Additionally, if you enroll in a Medicare Supplement policy after your Initial Enrollment Period, you may be subject to a medical underwriting coverage contingency.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83731db elementor-alert-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"83731db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Experienced Professionals<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">If you\u2019re in Eau Claire, WI or surrounding areas, and you\u2019re looking for a team of experienced professionals to walk you through the available Medicare supplements, then give us a call today!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae47c30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae47c30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc12160 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dc12160\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ba0461 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ba0461\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weiss Insurance - Medicare Articles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4044142 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4044142\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/things-not-covered-by-medicare-parts-a-and-b\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/medicare-card-front-qt5wuzhcbb64rfmesv0k7sxqjy02f49bar8u3ppn9m.png\" title=\"medicare-card-front\" alt=\"medicare-card-front\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/things-not-covered-by-medicare-parts-a-and-b\/\">Things NOT covered by Medicare Parts A and B<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Not all medical services included in Medicare Parts A and B. This article list some of the items that are not included.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4854375 elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4854375\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/medicare-parts-a-b-c-and-d\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/medicare-clipboard-header2-qt5wurymsmvu6jxc0rrjnuu1sv14pjfglq0y9i0soi.jpg\" title=\"medicare-clipboard-header2\" alt=\"medicare-clipboard-header2\" class=\"elementor-animation-shrink\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/weiss-insurance.com\/index.php\/medicare-parts-a-b-c-and-d\/\">Medicare Parts A, B, C and D<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Learn more about the different Medicare Parts A, B, C and D.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63e33f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63e33f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76196e9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76196e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54b9f37 elementor-alert-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"54b9f37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Weiss and Associates offers a full line of Senior Health Care Products, along with individual &amp; family health insurance.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Are you ready for a Medicare 101 class? Call me!\nAlso offering Farm, Home &amp; Auto products.\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c69810b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c69810b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f792e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"5f792e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"container\" data-elementor-id=\"1865\" class=\"elementor elementor-1865\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-824cb25 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"824cb25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f8865d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f8865d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong>: Weiss And Associates is a licensed insurance agency that helps Medicare beneficiaries navigate Medicare plan selection, enrollment, and coverage. Weiss and Associates is not affiliated or connected with Medicare, or any other United States government program or agency.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>TPMO DISCLAIMER (Third Party Marketing Organization) which pertains ONLY to Medicare Advantage Plans (Part C) &amp; Prescription Drug Plans (Part D)<\/strong><br \/>We do not offer every plan available in your area. Some plans are no longer available. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we are contracted with and available in your area. Companies we currently represent at our agency include, but are not limited to: Aetna (3), Anthem BCBS (3), Cigna (2), Humana (6), Medica (6), Security Health (6) &amp; United Health Care (6).<\/p><p>Please contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medicare.gov<\/a> or 1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options (1-800-633-4227).<\/p><p>Also, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare.gov\/publications\/10050-medicare-and-you.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>2026 Medicare and You Handbook<\/strong><\/a>, is updated annually and provides you with the latest Medicare related information.<\/p><p>See Section 11, &#8220;<strong>Compare Health and Drug Plans in Your Area<\/strong>&#8221; starting on page 119 for useful information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage Discover the difference between Medicare Supplement vs Medicare Advantage in this article. When you sign up for Medicare, you have to consider a few options. Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) covers many basic health costs, including hospital visits, doctor appointments, and medical procedures. 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