March 2023 What does Medicare Home Health Care cover? Home health care includes health and social services that you receive in your home to treat an illness or injury. Medicare […]
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March 2023: Medicare and Home Health Care
February 2023: Medicare Enrollment Periods
Medicare Enrollment Periods How to enroll in Medicare Parts A and/ or B Some people are automatically enrolled in Medicare. For example, you should be automatically enrolled in Medicare if […]
January 2023: What’s New for Medicare in 2023?
Part A: Hospital insurance Part A premium Free if you’ve worked 10 years or more $278 per month if you’ve worked 7.5 to 10 years $506 per […]
December 2022: Medicare and Health Insurance Marketplaces
Medicare and Health Insurance Marketplaces The Health Insurance Marketplaces were created by the Affordable Care Act. The Marketplaces allow people to buy insurance if they do not have insurance […]
November 2022: Medicare and Military Benefits
Medicare works with other forms of insurance in different ways, depending on the other insurance. Some people are eligible for multiple types of health insurance, including Medicare and military benefits, […]
October 2022: Changing Part D Plans
Changing Part D Plans Medicare Part D, the prescription drug benefit, is the part of Medicare that covers most outpatient prescription drugs. Part D is offered through private companies either […]
September 2022: Fall Open Enrollment Period
Fall Open Enrollment runs October 15 through December 7 Fall Open Enrollment is the time of year when you can make certain changes to your Medicare coverage. You can […]
August 2022: Choosing Between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage
Choosing Between Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage People with Medicare can get their health coverage through either Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan. Here a look at the differences […]
June 2022: Medicare Hospice Care
What is the Medicare hospice care benefit? Hospice is a program of end-of-life pain management and comfort care for those with a terminal illness. Medicare’s hospice benefit offers end-of-life palliative […]
July 2022: Long-Term Care and Medicare
Excluded from Medicare Coverage: Long-Term Care, Dental, and Vision Long-term care and Medicare Long-term care (LTC), also called long-term services and supports (LTSS), refers to a range of services […]