PIERRE, (KCCR) — The open enrollment window has opened for Medicare supplemental insurance, of which this year, there are few options for patients. Many large health insurance providers are ending Medicare Advantage plans or dropping out of the market entirely. Insurance agent Jeff Schwebach says cost shifting to cover out-of-pocket maximums are falling on insurance providers who can’t afford to provide coverage…
The changes are hitting the insurance market hard…
Schwebach isn’t sure the Advantage Plan and similar supplemental policies will even exist in several years…
Many East River residents have a number of available plans to consider, however they remain a struggle in rural areas with West River residents having limited options to find an Advantage plan. The open enrollment period runs until December 7th.
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