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Medicare has several parts:

Part A – covers hospitalization , nursing home care or hospice and some at home care.

Part B – covers doctor visits and services including medical supplies and outpatient services

Part C-  (also referred to as Medicare Advantage Plans)  is a hybrid of Medicare offered by private insurers.

Part D   - covers prescription drugs

 

Medicare Parts A, B are considered to be Original Medicare.  Parts A and B cover about 80% of your health care costs.

 

                    So................What is a MEDICARE SUPPLEMENT?

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Medicare supplement plans (Medigap Plans) are designed to cover or supplement the 20% of the health care costs not covered by medicare.

Medicare supplements typically only help with health care costs but there are few Medicare supplements that may cover vision, dental, hearing and a few other supplemental benefits.

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A medicare prescription drug plan (Part D)  is needed with your medicare supplement plan to help cover the cost of your prescription drugs. There are many prescription drug plans to choose from and each plan may differ in the what prescription drugs are covered.

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We can help you choose a medicare supplement plan, Part D plan, dental, vision and hearing  plan that will meet YOUR needs.

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