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Medicare is a federal health insurance program, administered by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).<\/p>\n
U.S. citizens and legal residents are eligible for Medicare if you fall into any of these categories:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Only Medicare-approved private companies can offer Medicare Advantage (MA) plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Medicare Advantage plans are required to provide all benefits covered by Part A and Part B and offer additional benefits.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most Medicare Advantage plans include vision, hearing, and dental coverage, and gym membership. Some also provide free transportation services for medical appointments and over-the-counter allowance. Furthermore, most plans include Part D prescription drugs benefits at no additional charge.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you opt to have original Medicare, you must purchase a separate a Part D drug plan from a private company.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can choose a <\/span>s<\/span><\/b>tandalone prescription coverage (Prescription Drug Plan).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Or you can choose a Medicare Advantage plan coverage that includes medical and prescription coverage.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A Quick Look at Medicare:\u00a0 Click <\/span>here<\/span><\/b> to download a simple guide about Medicare.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A, B, C & D of Medicare What is Medicare? Medicare is a federal health insurance program, administered by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Who can get Medicare? U.S. citizens and legal residents are eligible for Medicare if you fall into any of these categories:\u00a0 You are age 65 or older and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-737","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
What does Medicare cover?<\/h2>\n
Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) helps cover: <\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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What is NOT covered by original Medicare:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage Plans)<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n
Medicare PART D (Prescription Drug Plans)<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n