What Medicare health plans cover

What's a Medicare health plan?

Generally, a Medicare health plan is offered by a private company that contracts with Medicare to provide

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance)

and

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)

benefits to people who enroll in the plan.

Medicare health plans include:

Medicare Advantage Plans
Other Medicare health plans
- Medicare Cost Plans
- Demonstrations/Pilot Programs
- Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
- Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs for complex health needs

What do Medicare Advantage Plans cover?

What do Medicare Medical Savings Account Plans cover?

What do other Medicare health plans cover?

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What Medicare health plans cover

What's a Medicare health plan?

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