Medigap in Puget Island, WA: Medicare Supplement plans and insurers

CMS lists only 2 clinicians with practice locations within 8 miles of Puget Island. Most specialist care will mean a trip to Vancouver, about 53 miles away. Medigap pays the same at any provider in the country that accepts Medicare, so you aren't limited to one county's network. Within 25 miles, CMS lists clinicians in mental health, physical therapy, eye care, chiropractic, general surgery, cardiology, and cancer care. Practices with Medicare clinicians near Puget Island include Cowlitz Family Health Center.

The closest hospital to Puget Island is PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center in Longview, about 15 miles away. Medigap has no hospital network: the Part A deductible ($1,736 in 2026) is covered the same here as anywhere.

3 Medicare-certified nursing homes are within 35 miles of Puget Island. The highest-rated is Beacon Hill Rehabilitation in Longview (5 of 5 stars). Plans G and N pay the $217-a-day coinsurance for days 21 to 100 (2026).

Puget Island is about 1 miles from Oregon. Your Washington Medigap policy pays the same at Oregon doctors and hospitals that accept Medicare, with no network. Oregon doesn't ban Part B excess charges, so if you use providers there, Plan G's excess-charge coverage can matter.

Of the regional Blue plans, Regence BlueShield sells in Wahkiakum County. WSHIP status: not a reasonable-choice county (what that means). See the Wahkiakum County page for the county-wide view.