Medigap in Clear Lake, WA: Medicare Supplement plans and insurers

CMS lists 34 clinicians with practice locations within 8 miles of Clear Lake, including 0 in primary care (family and internal medicine, nurse practitioners and physician assistants). 2 of them are listed as sometimes declining Medicare assignment. That's too few clinicians to call the local rate high or low (statewide it's 4.5%), so ask your own providers whether they accept assignment. Most specialist care will mean a trip to Puyallup, about 17 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 physical therapy, mental health, eye care, chiropractic, cardiology, general surgery, and cancer care. Practices with Medicare clinicians near Clear Lake include MultiCare Health System and Apple Physical Therapy LLC.

The closest hospital to Clear Lake is St. Clare Hospital in Lakewood, about 19 miles away. 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 Clear Lake. The highest-rated is Life Care Center of South Hill in Puyallup (5 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 Pierce County. WSHIP status: reasonable-choice county (what that means). See the Pierce County page for the county-wide view.