More coverage. More confidence.

A powerful

combination.
Medicare Advantage helps pay for medical care. A hospital indemnity plan can add cash benefits for covered hospital stays—helping with costs your medical plan may not fully cover.
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More financial protection
How they work together

Three steps from hospital stay to added support

The two plans have different jobs. Used together, they may help protect both your health coverage and your savings.
1

You have a covered hospital stay

If you are hospitalized for a covered event, the hospital indemnity policy pays the benefit stated in your policy.
  • Benefits may be based on admission, number of days, or type of care.
  • ICU stays, tests, or related services may have separate benefits.
  • Covered events and waiting periods vary by policy.
2

You receive financial support

Benefits are generally paid directly to you unless otherwise assigned, giving you flexibility in how the money is used.
  • Medical deductibles, copays, or coinsurance
  • Transportation, meals, or household expenses
  • Other costs Medicare does not cover
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Together, they help fill gaps

Your Medicare Advantage plan covers eligible medical services according to its rules. Hospital indemnity adds the separate cash benefit provided by its policy.
  • Helps reduce the impact of unexpected bills
  • Adds another layer of financial preparation
  • Can help protect emergency savings
A simplified example

How a cash benefit could offset hospital costs

This example mirrors the infographic and is illustrative only. Actual benefits, costs, and coverage vary by policy.
John’s hospital stay

Three days in the hospital

  • Tests and X-rays
  • Doctor and facility fees
  • Discharged home

What Medicare Advantage pays

Total billed by hospital
$12,500
Medicare Advantage pays
for covered services
− $9,500
John is responsible for
example out-of-pocket cost
$1,500

What Hospital Indemnity pays John

Hospital daily benefit
3 days × $200
$600
ICU benefit
1 day
$400
Other benefits
tests and X-rays
$500
Total cash benefit paid to John
$1,500
John’s example out-of-pocket cost
$1,500
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Hospital indemnity cash benefit
$1,500
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Illustrative net out-of-pocket cost
$0
The figures above are not a promise of coverage or payment. They assume the medical services and hospital stay qualify under both policies and that the hospital indemnity contract provides the illustrated benefits.
Why people consider hospital indemnity

Designed for the financial side of a hospital stay

The value is not just the benefit amount—it is the flexibility to use qualifying cash benefits where they are most helpful.

Covers what Medicare may not

May help with deductibles, copays, and coinsurance associated with covered care.

Paid directly to you

Use the cash benefit as you choose, subject to the terms of your policy.

Budget-friendly protection

Plans may offer lower monthly premiums for focused hospital-related support.

Works alongside Medicare Advantage

It is a separate supplemental policy and does not replace your Medicare coverage.

Prepare for the unexpected

Hospital stays can be expensive. Planning ahead may help protect your savings.
Important to know

Understand the policy before enrolling.

Hospital indemnity coverage can be useful, but it is not the same as Medicare or comprehensive medical insurance.
Not a Medicare plan
It is supplemental insurance that pays fixed benefits for covered events listed in the policy.
Benefits are policy-specific
Benefit amounts, eligible hospital stays, exclusions, waiting periods, and limits can differ.
Availability may vary
Products, rates, eligibility, and benefits may differ by state, age, carrier, and application.
Review both plans together
Compare the indemnity benefits with the actual copays and hospital costs in your Medicare Advantage plan.
Better together. Stronger protection.

Choose benefits around your real exposure.

We can review your Medicare Advantage hospital copays, explain available indemnity benefits, and help you decide whether the additional premium makes sense for your budget.
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