Medicare, if you were not aware, is available to everyone who is a US citizen over the age of 65.
Most employers often encourage seniors to go take Medicare asap. Someone failed this man, this is basic information.
Medigap is sold by private companies and can cost up to $250 a month roughly for full coverage, all the way down to like $60 for coverage after the first $2000 in expenses.
In our country everything is mostly done self service, social security is too. Oh well! I wish it was automatic, but the insurance lobbyists dont want that I think.
People screw up. People forget. Errors occur, constantly.
It should be an auto-sign up with an opt-out form.
Some out of pocket costs include a $1300 deductible for entering the hospital. The drug part only pays 90% of drug cost. The senior drugs advertised on television generally start at $20 a daily dose. Some cancer drugs top $100,000.