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Covers inpatient hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, hospice, lab tests, surgery, and home health care.

Covers outpatient care, doctor's services, preventive services, and medical supplies.

Alternative to Original Medicare (Parts A and B) provided by private insurance companies that includes all benefits and services covered under Part A and B, often with additional benefits.

Provides prescription drug coverage.

Supplementary private health insurance sold to complement original Medicare coverage, helps pay some of the health care costs that Original Medicare doesn't cover.

Monthly payments required for coverage under Medicare Part B and Medicare Part D, as well as for some Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans.

The amount you must pay out-of-pocket for health care services before Medicare begins to pay.

A fixed amount ($for each medical service) you'll need to pay as your share of the cost for a medical service or supply, like a doctor's visit or prescription drug.$

The percentage of the cost of a covered health care service that you pay (20%, for example) after you've paid your deductible.

A temporary limit on what the drug plan will cover for drugs. Not everyone will enter the coverage gap because their drug costs won't be high enough.

Document you receive from your Medicare Advantage or Part D plan detailing any changes in coverage, costs, or service area that will be effective in January.

A type of Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) that limits membership to people with specific diseases or characteristics and tailors their benefits, provider choices, and drug formularies to meet their specific needs.

Generally available for people age 65 or older, younger people with disabilities, and people with End Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant).

The 7-month period that begins 3 months before the month you turn 65, includes the month you turn 65, and ends 3 months after the month you turn 65.

If you miss your IEP, you can sign up during the General Enrollment Period between January 1st and March 31st each year, with coverage starting July 1st.

A time outside the usual enrollment periods during which you can sign up for Medicare or make changes to your plan if certain events happen in your life, like moving or losing other insurance coverage.

Includes a wide range of preventive services, such as screenings, vaccines, and annual wellness visits, at no cost if you have Medicare Part B.

From January 1st to March 31st each year, if you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan or switch to Original Medicare and join a separate Medicare drug plan.

An agreement by your doctor, provider, or supplier to be paid directly by Medicare, accept the payment amount Medicare approves for the service, and not to bill you for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Limits on the amount Medicare will pay for outpatient physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and occupational therapy services in a calendar year.

Generally, Medicare doesn't cover health care while you're traveling outside the U.S. Exception: In rare cases, Medicare may pay for inpatient hospital, doctor, ambulance services, or dialysis you get in a foreign country.

A type of Medigap policy that requires you to use hospitals and, in some cases, doctors within its network to be eligible for full benefits.

Groups of health quality experts, clinicians, and consumers who improve the care delivered to people with Medicare.

A penalty that may be added to your monthly premium for Medicare Part B or D if you didn't sign up when you were first eligible and you don't have a qualifying reason for delaying.