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Medicare is a health insurance program for:
Medicare offers different options for you to get health care coverage. Start here to get the basics and find out how Medicare works before you look at your coverage options.
START WITH THE BASICS
Inpatient care in a hospital • Inpatient care in a skilled nursing facility (not custodial or long-term care) • Hospice care • Home health care • Inpatient care in a religious non-medical institution.
Medicare Part A is premium-free by virtue of working and paying Medicare taxes for at least ten years or 40 credits.
Medically necessary doctor's services, outpatient care, home health care, durable medical equipment, mental health services, and other medical needs. Part B. Services and tests also cover many preventive services that Medicare may cover when necessary to diagnose or treat a condition.
Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs (including many recommended shots or vaccines). You join a Medicare drug plan in addition to Original Medicare, or you get it by joining a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage. Plans that offer Medicare drug coverage are run by private insurance companies that follow rules set by Medicare.
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