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What Are The Different Parts of Medicare?

Part A (Hospital Insurance)

Helps cover inpatient care in hospitals, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and home health care.

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Part D (Drug coverage)

Helps cover the cost of prescription drugs. You join a Medicare drug plan in addition to Original Medicare or you get it by joining a Medicare Advantage Plan with drug coverage. Plans that offer Medicare drug coverage are run by private insurance companies that follow rules set by Medicare.

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Part B (Medical Insurance)

Helps cover:

• Services from doctors and other health care providers

• Outpatient care

• Home health care

• Durable medical equipment (like wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other equipment)

Many preventive services (like screenings, shots or vaccines, and yearly “Wellness” visits)

​Part C (Medicare Advantage)

• Medicare Advantage is a Medicare-approved plan from a private company that offers an alternative to Original Medicare for your health and drug coverage. These “bundled” plans include Part A, Part B, and usually Part D.

• In most cases, you’ll need to use doctors who are in the plan’s network. 

• Plans may have lower out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare.

Source: Medicare.gov