Archived Articles on Insurance and Medicare
Choosing the Right Medicare Plan for You
Medicare offers several different types of plans. Although all plan types are not necessarily available in your area, everyone enrolled in Medicare has a choice of at least one other type of plan in addition to Original Medicare.
November 3, 2008
By: AARP Education & Outreach | Source: AARP.org
5 Steps to Buying a Medigap Policy
Most people in the Original Medicare Plan have some type of additional coverage to help with expenses that Medicare doesn't fully cover. Buying a Medicare Supplemental (Medigap) insurance policy is one way to cover the breaks in coverage.
November 3, 2008
By: AARP Education & Outreach
Overview of Medicare Supplemental Insurance
Background information on Medigap insurance plans that supplement Medicare and the benefits those plans cover.
October 24, 2008
Source: AARP.org
Original Medicare: What Doctors Can Charge
AARP explains what your doctor can charge you under Medicare, whether your doctor accepts Medicare assignment or not.
October 24, 2008
By: AARP Education & Outreach | Source: AARP.org
Original Medicare: Doctor, Home Health and Preventive Care
AARP explains what Medicare pays and what you pay for doctor, home health care, and preventive care.
October 24, 2008
By: AARP Education & Outreach | Source: AARP.org
Original Medicare: Getting Care in a Hospital, Nursing Home, at Home, and with Hospice
Medicare Part A covers hospital, nursing home, at home and hospice care. Here's what you pay and what Medicare pays.
October 24, 2008
By: AARP Education & Outreach | Source: AARP.org
Medigap Plans: Listing by Plan
A listing of the specific benefits offered by each of the 12 Medigap plans, A through L.
October 24, 2008
Source: AARP.org
Medigap Plans: Listing by Coverage
Compare Medigap plans with this list of coverage offered by the A-L Medigap plans.
October 27, 2008
Source: AARP.org
Medicaid: The Basics
Understand eligibility, services covered, and other basics about Medicaid.
April 19, 2005
By: AARP Education & Outreach | Source: AARP.org
Individual Health Insurance
If you lose your group insurance, compare costs and benefits when shopping for individual health insurance.
August 15, 2006
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