Medicare Supplement

Is Medigap in North Las Vegas Right for Your Situation?

If you live in North Las Vegas and have Original Medicare, a Medicare Supplement policy — usually called Medigap — is private insurance that helps pay some of what Medicare Part A and Part B leave behind. Think coinsurance, copays, and certain deductibles. It does not replace Medicare; it fills gaps.

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What Medigap is, in plain terms

Medigap is different from Medicare Advantage. You cannot have both at the same time. With Medigap, you keep Original Medicare as your main coverage and add the supplement on top.

The standardized letters you can buy in Nevada

Medigap policies are standardized by the federal government, so a Plan G from one company covers the same core benefits as a Plan G from another. What can differ is the price and the customer service.

In Nevada, people who are newly eligible for Medicare today can choose from these letters:

• Plan A
• Plan B
• Plan D
• Plan G
• High-deductible Plan G
• Plan K
• Plan L
• Plan M
• Plan N

Plans C and F are closed to anyone who became eligible for Medicare on or after January 1, 2020. If you were eligible before that date, you may still be able to buy them.

Each letter covers a different mix of benefits — for example, some pay the Part B deductible, some do not; some share costs through coinsurance percentages; the high-deductible option means you pay more up front before the plan kicks in. Medicare's official "Choosing a Medigap Policy" guide at medicare.gov spells out every benefit under every letter.

How Medigap pairs with Original Medicare and Part D

Here is the typical setup for someone in Clark County who chooses this path:

1. Enroll in Medicare Part A and Part B (Original Medicare). 2. Add a Medigap policy to help with cost-sharing. 3. Add a stand-alone Medicare Part D plan for prescription drugs.

Medigap policies sold today do not include drug coverage, which is why the Part D step matters. In 2026, Part D includes a $2,100 annual out-of-pocket cap on covered drugs, a maximum deductible of $615, and the old coverage gap (the "donut hole") is gone — replaced by a simpler three-phase structure. If drug costs are uneven through the year, the new Medicare Prescription Payment Plan lets you spread them into monthly installments.

Higher-income enrollees pay IRMAA surcharges on Part B and Part D; for a single filer in 2026, those begin above $109,000 in income.

Nevada rules that shape your choice

Federal law gives everyone a one-time Medigap Open Enrollment Period: six months starting the month your Part B begins (and you're 65 or older). During that window, insurers must sell you any Medigap policy they offer at their best available rate, regardless of health history. Miss it, and outside of a few guaranteed-issue situations, companies in Nevada can use medical underwriting — which may affect whether you can switch later, or what you pay.

Nevada does not have some of the extra consumer protections a handful of states have added (such as a "birthday rule" that lets you switch each year without underwriting). Because state rules can change, confirm your current rights with the Nevada Division of Insurance or the Nevada SHIP before you buy or switch.

One more thing worth asking any insurer: how they price the policy. Medigap premiums can be set three ways — community-rated, issue-age-rated, or attained-age-rated — and that pricing method affects how the premium changes as you get older.

How to compare policies in North Las Vegas

There is no single "best" letter and no single best insurer, and this site does not rank them. What works for your neighbor may not fit your budget or your doctors. A practical way to shop:

• Use the Medigap policy search at medicare.gov by your North Las Vegas ZIP code to see which companies sell which letters in your area.
• Ask the Nevada Division of Insurance for its Medigap rate comparison guide, which lists premiums by company and age.
• Call the Nevada SHIP for free, unbiased counseling — they don't sell anything.
• Get quotes from more than one company for the same letter, since benefits are identical but prices are not.

The table below lists the standardized plan letters available in Nevada so you can see them side by side.

Key dates to keep in mind

Medigap enrollment isn't tied to the fall Medicare calendar the way Advantage and Part D are, but those windows still matter because most people pair Medigap with a Part D drug plan:

• Medicare Annual Enrollment Period: October 15 – December 7 (for Part D and Medicare Advantage changes).
• Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment: January 1 – March 31 (for people already in an Advantage plan who want to switch or return to Original Medicare — a common time to then apply for Medigap).