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Medicare in a nutshell
Medicare medical insurance, health insurance plans for older adults, covers preventive health services and screenings for many of these chronic diseases.
What Medicare Covers? This will show you what Medicare will pay a given procedure.
Medicare Summary Just what is Medicare.
Visit the Medicare site to learn more about coverage:
- Medicare
Health Information Overview
Prevention is the first step in staying healthy, learn about recent additions to Medicare covered preventive services
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Guide to Medicare's Preventive Services (PDF–200K)
- The Medicare Prescription Drug,
Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA)
All Medicare beneficiaries – no matter how they get their health care today or whether they have existing drug coverage – will be eligible for drug coverage under a Medicare prescription drug plan beginning January 1, 2006. The following links provide resources and tools to help make informed decisions regarding prescription drug coverage.
You may also call 1-800-MEDICARE.
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Medicare Prescription Drug Finder
will help you learn about the new Medicare prescription drug coverage and find and compare local drug plans that meet your personal needs
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2006 Medicare and You Handbook (PDF–410K)
Summary of Medicare benefits, rights and protections, and answers to the most frequently asked questions about Medicare.
- Benefits Checkup RX*
This is a good first step if you have Medicare and are considering whether to sign up for the new Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage.
- Tools for Professionals
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Medicare Prescription Drug Finder
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Service
Medicare Coverage and Benefits
Need help finding out which procedures are paid for by Medicare Health insurance coverage. We can help you with that through our Medicare procedure coverage information.
If you are looking for a quick explanation of the various Medicare plans, use our Medicare Health Insurance Summary information.
