1. Most people become eligible for Medicare at age:

65 (or earlier with certain disabilities)

Medicare eligibility generally begins at age 65, or earlier for those with certain disabilities or conditions.

2. Medicare Supplement policies are standardized primarily so that:

Consumers can compare plans offering the same lettered benefits

Standardized Medigap plans use lettered benefit packages so consumers can compare identical benefits across insurers.

3. An optional long-term care feature that increases the daily benefit over time to offset rising care costs is:

Inflation protection

Inflation protection increases the LTC daily or monthly benefit over time to keep pace with rising care costs.

4. The number of days a long-term care insured must pay for care before policy benefits begin is the:

Elimination (waiting) period

The LTC elimination period is the days of self-paid care required before benefits start, functioning as a time deductible.