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Old 02-27-2024, 08:07 PM
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Default Medicare Supplement - Do Networks Apply?

I am not yet eligible for Medicare, but will be early next year. Currently, my BCBS (FL Blue) individual Silver PPO medical insurance only covers specialists within the BCBS in-network list, so I am quite limited in my choices, and don't have my preferred specialist in the network. If I choose BCBS or any other supplement with original Medicare, am I understanding that as long as the specialist accepts original Medicare (which most do), that there is no more "in-network" to consider with a BCBS supplement? This would definitely widen the specialists I could see. I am specifically asking about supplements here, not advantage plans.