Medicare is a federal health insurance program that pays for a variety of health care expenses. Medicare provides approximately 45 million Americans age 65 or over, or who meet other specific standards, with health insurance. Americans who are under 65 with certain disabilities, or who have end-stage renal disease, also qualify for the program. The United States government controls the medicare program, which offers a variety of different health care plans depending on the needs of its constituency.

Medicare Options

There are four different parts to Medicare. The following is a Medicare overview describing the four parts: Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) Helps cover inpatient hospital care and skilled nursing [...] Read more »

Medicare Supplement

What is Medicare Supplement? Medicare Supplement insurance policies, commonly call Medigap insurance, are designed to supplement the benefits under the traditional Medicare program (Medicare Parts A & B). Medicare Supplement [...] Read more »

Medicare Advantage

What is Medicare Part C? Part C is made up of Medicare Advantage plans. They are health insurance plans offered by private companies approved by the Federal government but not [...] Read more »

Medicare Part D

What is Medicare Part D? Part D is prescription drug coverage. You have to get Medicare Part D through a private insurance company. Different insurers offer different types of plans, [...] Read more »

Long Term Care Insurance

Long Term Care includes a wide range of medical and support services for people with a degenerative condition such as Parkinson’s, stroke, etc., or those with a prolonged illness(cancer) or [...] Read more »