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GAO analysts eye Medigap effects
Holders of Medicare supplement insurance who said they had health problems spent an average of about $30,000 on care in 2010. The ailing Medigap holders spent about 2.5 times as much on care that year as consumers who said they had health problems but only had traditional Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) coverage, without help from a Medigap policy, a Medicare Advantage plan, or employer-sponsored retiree health benefits. Read more…
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