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Medigap Plans Boosted Medicare Costs 22 Percent
Kaiser Health News 
Jan. 9, 2014
"Supplemental 'Medigap' plans shield millions from Medicare's deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs.... [Recent] research did suggest that wider Medigap coverage encouraged the use of non-crucial procedures ... Areas with wider Medigap enrollment showed 'a particularly large increase' in tests and imaging such as MRI scans that are often thought to be overused[.]"
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