Original Medicare allows you to see any doctor or go to any hospital accepting Medicare, but you’ll pay 20% of every bill ascoinsurance. The government providesPart AandPart Bcoverage, and you can buy a separate Part D (drug coverage) plan from a health insurance company. Most beneficiarie...
they no longer need to worry about medical bills or choosing a health plan,” The Commonwealth Fund found ina 2022 study on this topic, on Medicare’s affordability problem. “For people choosing to enroll in traditional Medicare, most have supplemental coverage to help cover the cost-sharing p...
This means that more individuals and families will qualify for financial help, reducing the burden of monthly premiums and making comprehensive coverage more accessible. 2. Increased Cost-Sharing Reductions In addition to expanding premium subsidies, the ACA will also introduce enhanced cost-sharing ...
It’s worth noting that the Medicare Advantage plans run by private insurers are increasingly coming under fire for failing to cover some of the most basic things, or for having extremely narrow networks, or for denying coverage. There has been a great deal of news coverage of this; here’s...