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Medicare 101

What is Medicare?

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for:

  • People who are 65 or older

  • Certain younger people with disabilities

  • People with End-Stage Renal Desease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transparent sometimes called ESRD

Below is a chart showing what each  part of Medicare includesand covers: 

Part A

Original Medicare

Part B

Original Medicare

Part C

Medicare Advantage

Part D

Prescription

A

D

B

B

D

A

A

D

B

C

B

D

A

B

D

A

  • Hospital care

  • Skilled nursing facility care

  • Hospice

  • Home health care

  • Doctor visits

  • Mental health care

  • Outpatient surgery

  • Lab tests

  • Medical equipment like wheelchairs and walkers

  • Everything parts A and B cover

  • Many plans cover prescription drugs

  • Many plans cover dental and vision

  • Prescription drugs

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