What is Medicare Part C?

y">charge. Some of the plans include Medicare Part D
Do you know what Medicare Part C covers? Dowhich is prescription drugs.
you know what a PPO or HMO is?If you want to save money on your monthly
Do you know what Medicare is? If you havehealth care premium this is the way to go.
answered yes or no to any of these questions,Always call Social Security of Medicare to help
read on.you make the best decision for your personal
Part A - Hospital Inpatientneeds.
Part B - Hospital Outpatient, doctor's visits,When you have Part C you pay a co pay for
ambulance, laboratory, etc.each doctor's visit.
Part D - Prescription DrugsHMO - HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION:
When you join Medicare Part C you are joining aYou are in a network and use the doctor's and
Medicare Advantage Plan. This means you have amedical facilities in the contracted organization.
Primary Care Medical Doctor. This doctor refersPPO - PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATION:
you to specialists and managers all your medicalYou can use doctors out of network but the cost
needs. You will not be able to visit any doctor ofwill be higher upon receiving your provider bill.
your choice. You stay within the group you areWhen you have Medicare Part C you have the
assigned.option of choosing and HMO or PPO.
Medicare Advantage Plan or Part C is aOnly you can make the decision of what kind of
combination of Part A, Part B and possibly Part D.Medicare coverage you need. Call Medicare and
Your monthly premium payment will be lowerSocial Security they are always there to help you
than having Medicare Part A,B, and D separtely.make this decision.
It is a way to save money on Part B. When youThank you for reading my article. Please feel free
have Part B there are several insuranceto read any of my numerous articles on various
companies to choose from but there is a monthlysubjects.