Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, under age 65 with certain disabilties and any age with ESRD. Medicare has four parts:
Part A (Hospital Insurance) - cover inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, hospice care, and home health care.
Part B (Medical Insurance) - covers services like doctors, outpatient care, [...]
Original Medicare was designed to only pay a portion of your medicare expenses. There are deductibles and/or co-payments that are assessed whenever you use a Medicare covered service or order supplies. Here are some examples:
Hospitalization $1,024 deductible plus a daily fee after the 61st day
Outpatient surgery 20% co-pay
Durable equipment 20% co-pay
Part B deductible $135
Physical therapy [...]
Medicare is a health insurance program for people age 65 or older, under age 65 with certain disabilties and any age with ESRD. Medicare has four parts…