Medicare Supplement Plan with $20 and $50 Co-Payment Medicare Part B Coverage

(a) The Medicare supplement plan with $20 and $50 co-payment Medicare Part B coverage must have a level of coverage that will provide: (1) 100 percent of Medicare Part A hospitalization coinsurance plus coverage for 365 days after Medicare benefits end; (2) coverage for the Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible amount per benefit period; (3) coverage for the coinsurance amount for each day used from the 21st through the 100th day in a Medicare benefit period for posthospital skilled nursing care eligible under Medicare Part A; (4) coverage for the cost sharing for all Medicare Part A eligible hospice and respite care expenses; (5) coverage for Medicare Part A or B of the reasonable cost of the first three pints of blood, or equivalent quantities of packed red blood cells, as defined under federal regulations, unless replaced according to federal regulations; (6) coverage for 100 percent of the cost sharing otherwise applicable under Medicare Part B except for the lesser of $20 or the Medicare Part B coinsurance or co-payment for each covered health care provider office visit and the lesser of $50 or the Medicare Part B coinsurance or co-payment for each covered emergency room visit; however, this co-payment shall be waived if the insured is admitted to any hospital and the emergency visit is subsequently covered as a Medicare Part A expense; (7) coverage of 100 percent of the cost sharing for Medicare Part B preventive services and diagnostic procedures for cancer screening described in section 62A.30 after the policyholder pays the Medicare Part B deductible; (8) coverage of 80 percent of the hospital and medical expenses and supplies incurred during travel outside of the United States as a result of a medical emergency; and (9) coverage for Medicare Part A or B home health care services and medical supplies after the policyholder pays the Medicare Part B deductible. (b) A Medicare supplement plan with $20 and $50 co-payment Medicare Part B coverage must provide the benefits contained in this section, but must not provide coverage for 100 percent or any portion of the Medicare Part B deductible to a newly eligible individual. No portion of the co-payment referenced in this paragraph may be applied to a Medicare Part B deductible.