A Medicare Supplement (Medigap) policy is health insurance sold by private insurance companies to fill the gaps in Original Medicare Plan coverage. Medigap policies help pay some of the health care costs that the Original Medicare Plan doesn't cover.
Internal Medicine encompasses the care of all adults, healthy and sick. Internists (as all doctors who complete an internal medicine residency are called) can be generalists or subspecialists, like cardiologists or rheumatologists. If you choose not to subspecialize, you are known as a General Internist.
A physician, such as a family practitioner or internist who is chosen by an individual to provide continuous medical care, trained to treat a wide variety of health-related problems, and responsible for referral to specialists as needed. physician who provides care to a Pt at the time of firstânon-emergent contact, which usually occurs on an outPt basis; PCPs include internists (formerly general practitioners), family practitioners, or emergency room physicians.