Medigap in Tieton, WA: Medicare Supplement plans and insurers

CMS lists 135 clinicians with practice locations within 8 miles of Tieton, including 70 in primary care (family and internal medicine, nurse practitioners and physician assistants). 6 of them (4.4%) are listed as sometimes declining assignment, close to the 4.5% statewide figure. Ask each provider whether they accept assignment; if they all do, Plan N's excess-charge gap won't affect you. Within 25 miles, CMS lists clinicians in mental health, physical therapy, eye care, chiropractic, digestive care, general surgery, and cancer care. Practices with Medicare clinicians near Tieton include Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians, Kittitas Valley Urgent Care PLLC, and Community Health of Central Washington.

The closest hospital to Tieton is Yakima Valley Memorial in Yakima, about 13 miles away. The highest-rated hospital in that list is Astria Sunnyside Hospital, 2 of 5 stars on CMS's overall rating. Medigap has no hospital network: the Part A deductible ($1,736 in 2026) is covered the same here as anywhere.

4 Medicare-certified nursing homes are within 35 miles of Tieton. The highest-rated is Apple Valley Health & Rehabilitation in Yakima (4 of 5 stars). Plans G and N pay the $217-a-day coinsurance for days 21 to 100 (2026).

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