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Contents
3 What’s Important in 2017
4 Important Enrollment Information
4 Coverage and costs change yearly
4 Open Enrollment Period for Medicare health and prescription drug plans
7 Index
15 Section 1 — Learn How Medicare Works
15 What are the different parts of Medicare?
16 How can I get my Medicare coverage?
17 What are my Medicare coverage choices?
18 What should I consider when choosing or changing my coverage?
19 Where can I get my questions answered?
21 Section 2 —Signing Up for Medicare Part A & Part B
21 Some people get Part A and Part B automatically
22 Some people have to sign up for Part A and/or Part B
23 If I’m not automatically enrolled, when can I sign up?
24 Should I get Part B?
26 How does my other insurance work with Medicare?
27 How much does Part A coverage cost?
28 How much does Part B coverage cost?
31 Section 3 — Find Out if Medicare Covers Your Test,
Service, or Item
31 What services does Medicare cover?
32 Part A-covered services
37 Part B-covered services
61 What’s NOT covered by Part A and Part B?
62 Paying for long-term care
63 Section 4 — What’s Original Medicare?
63 How does Original Medicare work?
67 Section 5 — Learn about Medicare Advantage Plans
(Part C) & Other Medicare Health Plans
67 What are Medicare Advantage Plans?
73 Types of Medicare Advantage Plans
79 Are there other types of Medicare health plans?
Contents
3 What’s Important in 2017
4 Important Enrollment Information
4 Coverage and costs change yearly
4 Open Enrollment Period for Medicare health and prescription drug plans
7 Index
15 Section 1 — Learn How Medicare Works
15 What are the different parts of Medicare?
16 How can I get my Medicare coverage?
17 What are my Medicare coverage choices?
18 What should I consider when choosing or changing my coverage?
19 Where can I get my questions answered?
21 Section 2 —Signing Up for Medicare Part A & Part B
21 Some people get Part A and Part B automatically
22 Some people have to sign up for Part A and/or Part B
23 If I’m not automatically enrolled, when can I sign up?
24 Should I get Part B?
26 How does my other insurance work with Medicare?
27 How much does Part A coverage cost?
28 How much does Part B coverage cost?
31 Section 3 — Find Out if Medicare Covers Your Test,
Service, or Item
31 What services does Medicare cover?
32 Part A-covered services
37 Part B-covered services
61 What’s NOT covered by Part A and Part B?
62 Paying for long-term care
63 Section 4 — What’s Original Medicare?
63 How does Original Medicare work?
67 Section 5 — Learn about Medicare Advantage Plans
(Part C) & Other Medicare Health Plans
67 What are Medicare Advantage Plans?
73 Types of Medicare Advantage Plans
79 Are there other types of Medicare health plans?
