{"id":317105,"date":"2021-07-15T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/?p=317105"},"modified":"2021-07-01T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T20:12:04","slug":"essential-medicare-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/essential-medicare-tips\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Need To Know About Medicare"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"317105\" class=\"elementor elementor-317105\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a5d1ba1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2a5d1ba1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4626cb0\" data-id=\"4626cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eef86b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eef86b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><p>Signing up for Medicare can feel daunting. Today, we\u2019re covering the basics of what you need to know about Medicare &#8211; <b>what it is, what\u2019s covered, how to sign up, and more.<\/b><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-258bcda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"258bcda\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b099f4\" data-id=\"7b099f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6f0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6f0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase;\">TIP 1: How To Qualify For Medicare<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32b37e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32b37e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><p>Some people get enrolled automatically, and others have to sign up. If, for example, you are 65 years old and not getting Social Security, you\u2019ll likely have to sign up on your own.<\/p><p>There are also certain times of the year when you can sign up or change your coverage. <\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e1dd3d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7e1dd3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/sign-up-for-our-july-2021-seminar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">FREE MEDICARE ENROLLMENT SEMINAR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5fedc60\" data-id=\"5fedc60\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f2752 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f2752\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/sign-up-for-our-july-2021-seminar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2-804x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-317052\" alt=\"Sign Up For Our July 2021 Seminar\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2-804x1024.png 804w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2-768x978.png 768w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2-600x764.png 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Email-2.png 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238be48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"238be48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase;\">SO, WHAT EXACTLY IS MEDICARE?<\/span><\/div><p>There are different parts and types of Medicare you should be aware of. But first, here are the basics:<\/p><p><b>Medicare is the federal health insurance program for:<\/b><\/p><ul><li>People who are 65 or older<\/li><li>Younger people with certain disabilities<\/li><li>People with end-stage renal failure (those requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-030f0a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"030f0a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase;\">wHAT ARE THE PARTS OF MEDICARE?<\/span><\/div><p>Different \u201cparts\u201d of Medicare cover certain services.<\/p><p><b>Medicare Part A<\/b> covers inpatient hospital stays, nursing home care, hospice care, and some home health services.<\/p><p><b>Medicare Part B<\/b> covers some doctors\u2019 visits, outpatient services, some medical supplies, and preventive visits.<\/p><p><b>Medicare Part D <\/b>covers the cost of prescription drugs, which includes vaccines.<\/p><p><b>Medicare Part C<\/b> is what the Advantage plans are (People\u2019s Health, Blue Advantage, Humana Gold): these can be less expensive up front but are very restrictive for patient\u2019s choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c026dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c026dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/lp\/new-orthopedic-wellness-clinic\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"286\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-218596\" alt=\"Request An Appointment: Orthopedic Surgeon Baton Rouge\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2.jpg 850w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-600x202.jpg 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-300x101.jpg 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/web-button-for-blog-2-768x258.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5abbf3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5abbf3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase;\">WHAT TYPES OF MEDICARE COVERAGE THERE ARE<\/span><\/div><p>There is Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare drug coverage (part D)<\/p><p>When you first enroll in Medicare, you can choose your coverage. There are 2 ways you can get your coverage &#8211; <b>Original Medicare (Part A and Part B)<\/b> or a <b>Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C.)<\/b><\/p><p>It is extremely important to understand if you have part A, part B or both. This will help you to avoid extremely large bills.<\/p><p>Some people may need to enroll in additional coverage, like prescription drug coverage or supplemental insurance (Medigap.) Remember, that Medicare only covers 80% of what the government believes is an allowable cost. That means there is a lot of the true cost of care that is uncovered. Medicare supplemental plans cover that \u2018gap\u2019 in coverage by the government.<\/p><p><b>Original Medicare includes Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Part B (office-based or outpatient care Insurance.)<\/b> If you want drug coverage as well, you can enroll in a separate Medicare drug plan (Part D).<\/p><p>You can use any doctor in the US that takes Medicare, and also add other insurance, like Medicaid, supplemental insurance like Medigap, or employee or union coverage to help pay your out-of-pocket costs. This is not true for the Advantage plans.<\/p><p><b>Medicare Advantage (also known as Part C)<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">\u00a0is a bundled plan that includes Part A, Part B, and Part D. Medicare Advantage plans typically have lower up front out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare. In most cases, you\u2019ll need to make sure any medical provider you see is in your plan\u2019s network.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">In addition, these plans dramatically restrict patient access to many types of care, services, procedures and other aspects of healthcare.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f818ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f818ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display: block; width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Raleway, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 27px; font-weight: 900; text-transform: uppercase;\">SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE MEDICARE ENROLLMENT SEMINAR<\/span><\/div><p>Most of these plans offer additional benefits that Original Medicare doesn\u2019t cover &#8211; like vision, dental, hearing, and more. <b>Read the fine print of such offerings very carefully.<\/b> Often, the coverage would be quite inexpensive on its own.<\/p><p>Obviously, this is just a very basic and introductory discussion. Insurance is very complicated and nuanced. <b>Don\u2019t be alarmed if you aren\u2019t sure what type of Medicare to select. You are not alone.<\/b> Most people have no idea what the details mean or how they matter for the future.<\/p><p>To learn more about Medicare, sign up for our seminar today!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f85d12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f85d12\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df7625f\" data-id=\"2df7625f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120ceb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"120ceb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/sign-up-for-our-july-2021-seminar\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5-1024x610.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-317109\" alt=\"What You Need To Know About Medicare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5-1024x610.png 1024w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5-600x357.png 600w, https:\/\/warnerorthopedics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Email-5.png 1081w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Signing up for Medicare can feel daunting. 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