Medicare Supplement insurance with Anthem Blue Cross gives you great options in California. You can see any doctor who accepts Medicare without a referral, while getting the extra coverage you need. Want help staying healthy and active, too? Starting January 1st, you’ll have access to our hugely popular fitness program, SilverSneakers®, through our currently offered Medicare Supplement plans.
Medicare Supplement insurance, also called “Medigap,” is a type of plan you can add to Original Medicare to pay for things that Parts A and B don’t cover like your coinsurance, copays, or the Part A and Part B deductibles. Just be sure to enroll in Original Medicare before adding a Medicare Supplement plan.
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Shop PlansIs Medicare Supplement insurance (Medigap) right for you?
Yes
- You’re enrolled in Original Medicare (Parts A and B) and you live in California.
- You want peace of mind knowing you’ll have help with many of the costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover.
- You’d like the flexibility to see any doctor who accepts Medicare, not just the doctors in a network, and without referral.
- You plan to travel in the United States and want to be able to see any doctor who accepts Medicare.
- You see a doctor who charges more than the Medicare-approved amount for care.
- You’d like to buy separate dental and vision insurance once you’re enrolled.
No
- You’re not enrolled in Original Medicare (Parts A and B).
- You have coverage from an employer that pays all or some of the costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover.
- You have coverage through your union that pays all or some of the costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover.
- You’re going to sign up for a California Medicare Advantage plan (Part C).
When should you enroll in a Medicare Supplement plan?
6 months starting the month you turn 65
California Medicare Supplement plans
Different states have different plans. So if you’re not shopping for Medicare Supplement plans in California, let us know.
Change StateMedicare Supplement Plan A
A budget-friendly way to get help with your Medicare costs with rates as low as
$100 / month
- Medicare Part A coinsurance and hospital costs up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits end
- Medicare Part B coinsurance or copayment
- Blood (first three pints in each calendar year)
- Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment
Not Covered
- Skilled Nursing Facility care coinsurance
- Foreign Travel Emergency (after the first $250, 80% up to $50,000)
- Part A deductible
- Part B deductible
- Part B Excess Charges
Medicare Supplement Plan N
Full coverage for Medicare costs, like deductibles and copays with rates as low as
$109 / month
- Medicare Part A coinsurance and hospital costs up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits end
- Medicare Part B coinsurance or copayment
- Blood (first three pints in each calendar year)
- Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment
- Part A deductible
- Skilled Nursing Facility care coinsurance
- Foreign Travel Emergency (after the first $250, 80% up to $50,000)
Not Covered
- Part B deductible
- Part B Excess Charges
Medicare Supplement Plan G
Coverage for all Medicare costs except the Part B deductible with rates as low as
$120 / month
- Medicare Part A coinsurance and hospital costs up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits end
- Medicare Part B coinsurance or copayment
- Blood (first three pints in each calendar year)
- Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment
- Part A deductible
- Skilled Nursing Facility care coinsurance
- Foreign Travel Emergency (after the first $250, 80% up to $50,000)
- Part B Excess Charges
Not Covered
- Part B deductible
Medicare Supplement Plan F
Complete coverage for your Medicare costs plus added benefits with rates as low as
$137 / month
- Medicare Part A coinsurance and hospital costs up to an additional 365 days after Medicare benefits end
- Medicare Part B coinsurance or copayment
- Blood (first three pints in each calendar year)
- Part A hospice care coinsurance or copayment
- Part A deductible
- Skilled Nursing Facility care coinsurance
- Foreign Travel Emergency (after the first $250, 80% up to $50,000)
- Part B deductible
- Part B Excess Charges
Add prescription drug coverage
When you sign up for Original Medicare and choose a Medicare Supplement plan to help cover your costs, you’ll want to add a separate Part D plan at the same time. Part D is Medicare’s Prescription Drug Coverage. Like Medicare Supplement, you can get Part D directly from us. We offer several prescription drug plans to meet everyone’s needs. So add one to your shopping cart or take a closer look at Medicare Part D plans in California.
Need dental and vision insurance?
If you choose Medicare Supplement insurance, you can buy dental and vision or dental-only insurance to complement your coverage. Stay healthy with Anthem Extras Packages: pick from dental and vision packages like Standard, Premium, Premium Plus, or Dental-Only Premium Plus.
In addition, the Premium Plus Anthem Extras Package gets you access to our Travel Assistance program to help keep you healthy when you’re abroad.
