What is Medicare? Medicare is health insurance for adults aged 65 or older and those with certain disabilities. Medicare Part A (hospital inpatient coverage) and Medicare Part B (medical coverage) provide the traditional private fee-for-service coverage, known as Original Medicare, but private health plans are also available. Many people are surprised to learn that Medicare is not end-to-end healthcare. In fact, from the beginning, Medicare was […]
AAA-DEAD Medicare Advantage 2020 by the Numbers
Increasingly, Medicare Advantage plans are serving more Medicare beneficiaries than ever. More than 22 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan in 2019, a full 34% of those eligible for the health insurance program. This MedicareWire report offers a brief overview of the Medicare Advantage program for plan year 2020, based on its […]
