Your Medicare coverage choices
There are 2 main ways to get your Medicare coverage, Original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C). Use these steps to help you decide which way you want to get your coverage. Before you make a decision, you can get local, personalized Medicare counseling from the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
What does Medicare Part A cover?
Read about what Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) covers, including inpatient care at a hospital, skilled nursing facility (SNF), and hospice. Part A also covers services like lab tests, surgery, doctor visits, and home health care.
What does Medicare Part B cover?
Learn about what Medicare Part B (medical insurance) covers, including doctor and other health care providers’ services, outpatient care, durable medical equipment, home health care, and some preventive services.
What drug plans are covered
Learn what Medicare drug plans cover, including information about a drug formulary and tiers.
What Medicare health plans cover
Learn about Medicare health plans, which provide Part A and Part B benefits to people with Medicare. The plans include Medicare Advantage, Medicare Medical Savings Account (MSA), and Medicare Cost plans, and Demonstration/Pilot Programs, Programs of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), and Medication Therapy Management (MTM) programs for complex health needs.
Preventive & screening services
Learn which preventive and screening services Medicare covers to keep you healthy and find problems early, when treatment is most effective.
Find & compare doctors, plans, hospitals, suppliers, & other providers
Find and compare hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, medical item suppliers, health care providers, health and drug plans, and dialysis facilities. Learn about how to choose providers and plans in your state.
What’s not covered by Part A & Part B?
Learn about what items and services Medicare Part A and Part B doesn’t cover. You’ll have to pay for the items and services yourself unless you have other insurance or you’re in a Medicare health plan that covers them.
Need more information about medicare. Visit Medicare.gov