A guaranteed issue right is a consumer protection that gives people age 65 or older the right to buy Medigap supplemental insurance within 63 days of losing or ending certain kinds of health coverage. Because of this right, an insurance company must sell you a Medigap policy at the best available rate regardless of your health status, cannot deny you insurance coverage, and cannot impose a waiting period for coverage of pre-existing conditions.

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