Your Medicare Handbook


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Intended to provide the reader with the information needed to take full advantage of their Medicare benefits. Discusses who's eligible for Medicare benefits (Part A & B), & how to enroll for Medicare, as well as what hospitals & medical expenses are covered by the plan. Explains what portion of your medical bill you are responsible for. Provides information about managed care plans & Medicare supplemental insurance. Also covers: home health care, hospice care, blood coverage, & more. Medicare Beneficiary Resource Directory. Glossary.




Medicare basics


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Medicare & You


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Medigap Insurance


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Medicare and You


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Contents: recent legislation included Medicare+Choice, which will result in changes to the Medicare program; you now have new preventive health benefits & new patient protections. In addition, starting in 1999, Medicare will offer new health plan choices. This handbook includes a description of the new preventive benefits available to you, the rights you have as a patient, & the new health plan options available to you. It will help you identify some of the important questions you will want to ask & includes a list of important resources for you to get more information.