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What do the parts of Medicare cover?
Medicare is a single health insurance program with different parts. Getting the most out of your coverage means understanding the relationship among the different parts. You can combine some of these parts to get the coverage you want.
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Parts A + B (Original Medicare) |
Original Medicare + Standalone Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) |
Original Medicare + Medicare Supplement |
Medicare Advantage (Part C) |
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Hospital coverage |
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Visits to doctors and other health care professionals |
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Preventive care coverage |
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Prescription drug coverage |
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No data available
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In some plans |
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Coverage while traveling abroad |
No data available
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No data available
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Some plans include emergency coverage abroad |
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Coverage of routine dental services |
No data available
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No data available
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No data available
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In most Aetna® plans |
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Coverage of routine vision and hearing |
No data available
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No data available
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No data available
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In most Aetna® plans |
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Fitness membership benefit |
No data available
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No data available
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No data available
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Out-of-pocket maximum protection |
No data available
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No data available
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No data available
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Parts A + B (Original Medicare) |
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Hospital coverage |
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Visits to doctors and other health care professionals |
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Preventive care coverage |
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Prescription drug coverage |
No data available
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Coverage while traveling abroad |
No data available
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Coverage of routine dental services |
No data available
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Coverage of routine vision and hearing |
No data available
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Fitness membership benefit |
No data available
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Out-of-pocket maximum protection |
No data available
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Original Medicare + Standalone Prescription Drug Plan (Part D) |
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Hospital coverage |
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Visits to doctors and other health care professionals |
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Preventive care coverage |
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Prescription drug coverage |
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Coverage while traveling abroad |
No data available
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Coverage of routine dental services |
No data available
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Coverage of routine vision and hearing |
No data available
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Fitness membership benefit |
No data available
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Out-of-pocket maximum protection |
No data available
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Original Medicare + Medicare Supplement |
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Hospital coverage |
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Visits to doctors and other health care professionals |
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Preventive care coverage |
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Prescription drug coverage |
No data available
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Coverage while traveling abroad |
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Coverage of routine dental services |
No data available
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Coverage of routine vision and hearing |
No data available
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Fitness membership benefit |
No data available
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Out-of-pocket maximum protection |
No data available
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Medicare Advantage (Part C) |
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Hospital coverage |
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Visits to doctors and other health care professionals |
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Preventive care coverage |
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Prescription drug coverage |
In some plans |
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Coverage while traveling abroad |
Some plans include emergency coverage abroad |
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Coverage of routine dental services |
In most Aetna® plans |
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Coverage of routine vision and hearing |
In most Aetna® plans |
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Fitness membership benefit |
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Out-of-pocket maximum protection |
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- Parts A and B: Also called Original Medicare, Part A covers services for hospital stays and similar inpatient procedures. And Part B includes coverage for doctor visits and other procedures that don’t require an overnight stay in the hospital.
- Part C: Also called Medicare Advantage, Part C is made up of plans approved by Medicare and include all the benefits of Original Medicare. Private insurance companies offer these plans. Medicare Advantage plans usually include a network of health care providers. Some require you to use their network of providers while others allow you to go out of network, usually for a higher cost.
- Part D: This part of Medicare provides prescription drug benefits.
- Medicare Supplement plan: Private insurance companies provide these plans that work with Original Medicare. These plans help cover some of the costs associated with it.
- Hospital coverage: Benefits for hospital stays and inpatient procedures.
- Visits to doctors and other health care professionals: Coverage for seeing a health care professional as an outpatient.
- Preventive care coverage: Benefits like annual physical exams, certain vaccines and some health screenings.
- Prescription drug coverage: Benefits for prescription medication.
- Coverage while traveling abroad: Benefits for medical care received outside the United States.
- Dental coverage: Benefits for routine care for your teeth.
- Vision coverage: Benefits for routine care for your eyesight.
- Hearing coverage: Benefits for routine care related to your hearing.
- Fitness membership benefit: Benefits for gym or fitness club memberships.
- Out-of-pocket maximum protection: A benefit that protects you from paying more than a certain amount for your covered medical care each year.