Most hospitals, doctors and long-term healthcare facilities in the country accept insurance. Medicare, is simply baseline health insurance administered by the government for those over 65 who choose to pay for it.
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Elderly are retired and so don't get insurance through their employers. Medicare is not free, there is a monthly insurance payment required. It's 80/20 copay after the deductible has been met.
Yes. Plus, if you continue to earn money after joining Medicare they can raise your monthly rate based on earnings. Plus Part D, the drug coverage, is a mess and probably a scam too. I pay approx $57 a month for nothing, I take one generic medicine that costs $4/90 days and it isn't enough to ever meet the deductible: but others who need expensive medicine get stuck midyear with a coverage gap.
Most hospitals, doctors and long-term healthcare facilities in the country accept insurance. Medicare, is simply baseline health insurance administered by the government for those over 65 who choose to pay for it.
.
Elderly are retired and so don't get insurance through their employers. Medicare is not free, there is a monthly insurance payment required. It's 80/20 copay after the deductible has been met.
Yes. Plus, if you continue to earn money after joining Medicare they can raise your monthly rate based on earnings. Plus Part D, the drug coverage, is a mess and probably a scam too. I pay approx $57 a month for nothing, I take one generic medicine that costs $4/90 days and it isn't enough to ever meet the deductible: but others who need expensive medicine get stuck midyear with a coverage gap.