By David Sayen Medicare helps to pay for a wide variety of health services, from flu shots to hospital stays to hospice care. But it doesn’t cover everything. And it doesn’t cover all your out-of-pocket costs. Many services covered by Medicare require co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles. You can purchase supplemental insurance to cover these “gaps” in Medicare.… Continue reading Protect Yourself Against Medicare “Gaps”
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Savvy Senior: What Medicare Doesn’t Cover
Dear Savvy Senior, I’m about to sign up for Medicare Part A and B and would like to find out what they don’t cover so I can avoid any unexpected costs down the road. Almost 65 Dear Almost, While Medicare covers a wide array of health care services, it certainly doesn’t cover everything. If you… Continue reading Savvy Senior: What Medicare Doesn’t Cover
Two Ways to Get Medicare Benefits
By David Sayen You may not realize it, but there are actually two ways to receive your Medicare benefits. The best-known way is Original Medicare. With Original Medicare, you can choose any doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider you want, as long as they accept Medicare. When you receive medical services or goods, Medicare pays… Continue reading Two Ways to Get Medicare Benefits
What Medicare Does (and Doesn’t) Cover
By David Sayen Medicare helps pay for a wide variety of medical services and goods in hospitals, doctor’s offices, and other healthcare settings. But it doesn’t cover everything, and it’s useful to know what is and isn’t included. Services are covered either under Medicare Part A or Part B. If you have both Part A… Continue reading What Medicare Does (and Doesn’t) Cover
How Medicare covers hospice care
By David Sayen Coping with terminal illness can be very difficult, for the patient as well as his or her loved ones. That’s why I want to pass along some information about Medicare’s coverage of hospice care. Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill. The focus is on… Continue reading How Medicare covers hospice care