Medicare Basics

- Medicare is a federal Health Insurance program
- There are two main sections to this (Part A and Part B)
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Part A

• Admitted hospital care (may include rehabilitation facilities).
• Skilled nursing facility Inpatient care
• Hospice care services
• Home health care services
• If you or your spouse paid Medicare taxes while working, you usually don’t pay monthly premium for Part A coverage.

Part B

• Doctors’ visits and other health care providers.
• Outpatient care and ambulatory services.
• Home health care.
• Durable medical equipment, which includes wheelchairs, walkers, and hospital beds, among other equipment.  
• Preventive care, yearly Wellness visits, vaccines, x-rays, screenings, and lab services.
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