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Pennsylvania Medicare Supplement Insurance

Today we will be going over the basics of Medicare and the two main health plan options in Pennsylvania that help take care of the areas that Medicare normally leaves for us to pay. There are four main areas of Medicare. Today I we will mainly be concerned with Medicare Part A and Part B. Now we are automatically entitled to Part A when we turn 65, as long as we have worked in this country for a certain period of time, at no cost to us. This covers us on a portion of our hospitalization. Any kind of actual inpatient hospital care is covered here. Traditional Medicare in 2011 covers us for almost everything except for a Part A Deductible of $1,132.

What most people in Pennsylvania choose to do at this time is also enroll in what is called Medicare Part B.

This covers us on a portion of doctors visits, specialists, surgeons fees, etc. Now in 2011 most people buy into this for $110.50 per month, but it does depend on your income. Now Medicare has their key number that they cover for Part B, which is about 80%. This means that Medicare will pay for all eligible expenses for doctors up to 80%. That leaves a large 20% gap that is our main concern for today.

Now there are a few different options on how to get this 20% taken care of properly. The first is what they call Medicare Part C. This is what they call in Pennsylvania, the Medicare Advantage Plans. This includes our HMO's, PPO's, POS's, and PFFS's. These plans can be good for certain people that are trying to save money or often times can't afford the proper kind of care. However, they do offer excellent coverage right now. I say "right now", because they are slowly trying to fade out the Medicare Advantage Plans. Some of the downsides with these plans are that you have copays when you go to a doctor or hospital, they often times require referrals when you go see a specialist, and you are often times locked into a specific network of doctors and hospitals.

As I mentioned though, most people do end up saving money on these plans. This is because most of these plans have little to no premium associated with it. Other than the $110.50 you pay to be enrolled in Part B of Medicare, there are no additional premiums associated with the plan. They do often times also include areas that traditional Medicare does not cover such as vision, dental, hearing, and prescription coverage included.

The second option when looking to get that 20% taken care of, what most people in the nation have, is called a Medicare Supplement. The Medicare Supplement first keeps Medicare as your primary coverage and acts as a secondary. So it basically wraps around your Medicare and fills in all the different deductibles and copays that you would normally see as well as that 20% which is our biggest concern. In fact, with certain Medicare Supplements, people in Pennsylvania should never even see an expense from a healthcare provider ever! With a Medicare Supplement in place, you can go to any doctor, any hospital, anywhere, anytime without ever having to pay a copay. It is some of the best healthcare coverage in the nation. However, there are several different plan options.

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