He wouldn't have thought about the supplemental policies.

Aflac is also well known for its supplemental medical policies.

They may also have to pay hundreds of dollars more in premiums for a supplemental policy to replace the generous benefits Healthnet had offered.

But government would not stop you from buying supplemental policies that offer additional benefits - beyond those deemed necessary and appropriate.

The Bowen plan would also not cover the cost of outpatient prescription drugs - something some supplemental policies cover.

The coverage offered by the corporation is mandatory, but private insurance companies are allowed to provide supplemental policies.

There would still be a demand, too, for private supplemental policies for elderly people on Medicare, for example.

Without good housing, good places and supplemental social policy, education and employment, we will not succeed.

Many insurers sell supplemental policies that cover either emergency treatment in a foreign country or evacuation, but not both.

In a 1987 study, the insurance association found that 5.6 million people, or 25 percent of the holders of supplemental policies, had more than one.