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7/22/2020 Medicare Program - General Information | CMS https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/MedicareGenInfo/index 1/3 Hom e > Medic a re > M edic a re P ro gra m - G enera l In fo rm atio n S earc h M ed ic are P ro gra m - G en era l In fo rm atio n M ed ic are is a h ealt h in su ra n ce p ro gra m f o r: P eople a ge 6 5 o r o ld er.

P eople u nder a ge 6 5 w ith c e rta in d is abilit ies.

P eople o f a ll ages w ith E nd-S ta ge R enal D isease ( p erm anent k id ney fa ilu re r e quirin g dia lysis o r a k id ney tr a nsp la nt) . M ed ic are h as d if fe re n t p arts t h at h elp c o ver s p ecif ic s erv ic es:

M ed ic are P art A ( H osp it a l In su ra n ce) - P art A h elp s c o ve r in patie nt c a re in h osp ita ls , in clu din g crit ic al a cce ss h osp ita ls , a nd s kille d n urs in g fa cilit ies ( n ot c u sto dia l o r lo ng-te rm c a re ). It a ls o h elp s co ve r h osp ic e c a re a nd s o m e h om e h ealth c a re . B enefic ia rie s m ust m eet c e rta in c o nditio ns t o g et th ese b enefit s. M ost p eople d on't p ay a p re m ium fo r P art A b eca use th ey o r a s p ouse a lre ady p aid fo r it th ro ugh th eir p ayro ll ta xe s w hile w ork in g.

M ed ic are P art B ( M ed ic al In su ra n ce) - P art B h elp s c o ve r d octo rs ' s e rv ic es a nd o utp a tie nt c a re . It a ls o c o ve rs s o m e o th er m edic al se rv ic es th at P art A d oesn 't c o ve r, s u ch a s s o m e o f th e s e rv ic es of p hysic al a nd o ccu patio nal th era pis ts , a nd s o m e h om e h ealth c a re . P art B h elp s p ay fo r th e se co ve re d s e rv ic es a nd s u pplie s w hen th ey a re m edic ally n ece ssa ry . M ost p eople p ay a m onth ly pre m ium fo r P art B .

M ed ic are P art D ( P re scrip tio n D ru g C overa g e) - M edic are p re scrip tio n d ru g c o ve ra ge is a va ila ble to e ve ry o ne w ith M edic are . T o g et M edic are p re scrip tio n d ru g c o ve ra ge, p eople m ust jo in a p la n a ppro ve d b y M edic are th at o ff e rs M edic a re d ru g c o ve ra ge. M ost p eople p ay a m onth ly pre m ium fo r P art D .

If y o u’re a p ers o n w ith M edic are o r h elp a p ers o n w ith M edic are , v is it M edic are .g ov to fin d m ore in fo rm atio n a bout M edic are . R ela te d L in ks 7/22/2020 Medicare Program - General Information | CMS https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/MedicareGenInfo/index 2/3 Help w ith F ile F orm ats a nd P lu g-In s M edic are W ebsite B enefic ia ry N otic es In itia tiv e ( B N I) M edic are A ppro ve d F acilit ies/T ria ls/R egis tr ie s M edic are H ealth S upport ( fo rm erly C CIP ) Te le health P re scrip tio n D ru g C ove ra ge - G enera l In fo rm atio n Page L ast M odifie d: 11 /1 3/2 019 0 5:5 1 P M Home A fe dera l g ove rn m ent w ebsite m anaged a nd p aid fo r b y th e U .S . C ente rs fo r M edic are & M edic aid S erv ic es. 7 500 S ecu rit y B oule va rd , B altim ore , M D 2 1244 Receive Email Updates ty p e y o ur e m ail here S ubm itS ubm it 7/22/2020 Medicare Program - General Information | CMS https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/MedicareGenInfo/index 3/3 Connect w it h C M S