First United American has lowered rates on their high deductible F plan throughout NY state. They are now offering a Plan F high deductible supplement for $67.00 a month in NYC and surrounding areas. This represents the lowest rate available for a supplement in NYC.
Anyone currently in a Medicare Supplement plan should review the benefits and price point of a high deductible F plan to see if it would be advantageous for them to change to one. The High F plan is not often understood by the medicare eligible population and is not always popular with the companies offering them due to the low premium revenue they generate.
Medicare supplement plans offer freedom to access any doctor accepting medicare and also do not have a managed care component. The high deductible F plan can offer considerable savings over the standard supplement plans currently on the market.