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Original Medicare is a federally funded Medicare program in the United States. It includes hospital, medical, and drug prescription coverage.
Medicare Part A provides hospitalization insurance covering inpatient services. Costs include deductibles and coinsurance and may include a monthly premium.
If a person has qualifying employer-based health insurance, they may delay enrolling in Medicare at age 65 years. There are several factors to consider.
Medicare does not generally send a bill. However, a Medicare bill can be paid online, via bank debit, with a credit or debit card, by mail, or through Easy Pay.
Enrolling late for Medicare could mean that the premium increases. In this article, learn about how much the fee is for each part and when Medicare applies it.
Life changes can affect your healthcare coverage. Medicare offers special enrollment periods to change your plans outside their typical yearly enrollment periods.
Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and prescription drug coverage (Part D) require a person to pay coinsurance, which is a percentage of healthcare costs.
The QMB program and three other state programs provide help with Medicare costs for someone with limited means. QMB may offer the most assistance. Learn more.
The Medicare trial period of 12 months allows people to determine whether an Advantage plan works for them while retaining access to Medigap policies.
A person can switch Advantage plans at specific enrollment periods during the year. Special circumstances may allow changes outside those enrollment periods. Learn more.
Employers offer group Advantage plans to employees or former employees who qualify for Medicare. Learn how these group plans work here.
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) are both types of Medicare Advantage plans. Learn about the differences.
A healthcare proxy is a document that gives someone the power to make healthcare decisions on behalf of a person who is incapacitated. Learn more here.
Since 2013, additional Medicare tax is applied to income above designated levels. Learn more here.
Private companies offer Medicare supplement insurance, known as Medigap. The Wisconsin Physicians Service (WPS) offers health insurance plans, including Medigap.
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