Medicare 101

Parts of Medicare

Medicare Part A

Helps cover inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care.

Medicare Part B

Helps cover: Services from doctors and other health care providers. Outpatient care. Home health care. Durable medical equipment like wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment. Many preventive services like screenings, shots or vaccines, and yearly “Wellness” visits.

Medicare Part D

Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs. You join a Medicare drug plan in addition to Original Medicare, or you get it by joining a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage. Plans that offer Medicare drug coverage are run by private insurance companies that follow rules set by Medicare.

Medicare

Before selecting a plan, it’s important to understand the differences between the various options—especially between Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans and Medicare Advantage Plans. Many people mistakenly enroll in a Medicare Advantage Plan thinking it’s the same as a Supplement Plan, but they are distinctly different.

MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT PLANS
MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS
MEDICARE RX DRUG PLANS

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