If you have Original Medicare, the law requires doctors and suppliers to file Medicare claims for covered services and supplies you get. If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C), these plans don’t have to file claims because Medicare pays these private insurance…
You can file a complaint if you have concerns about the quality of care or other services you get from a Medicare provider. How you file a complaint depends on what your complaint is about. You can file a complaint…
You have the same rights and protections as all people with Medicare. You also have the right to: If you have Medicare drug coverage, your plan will send you information that explains your rights. Call your plan if you have…
You have the same rights and protections as all people with Medicare. You also have the right to: To learn more about your rights and protections, read your plan’s membership materials, or call your plan.
No matter how you get Medicare, you have rights and protections that: You have the right to be: You have the right to have: You have the right to get:
You can help spot and prevent Medicare fraud and abuse by:
Advance directives explain how you want medical decisions to be made when you’re too ill to speak for yourself. Types of advance directives A health care proxy is a document that names someone you trust to make health decisions if you can’t. This is also called…
Medicare is health insurance for people 65 or older. You’re first eligible to sign up for Medicare 3 months before you turn 65. You may be eligible to get Medicare earlier if you have a disability, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD),…
Shopping around can save money. Funeral costs can vary significantly in the same town, by as much as $2,580 to $13,800, according to a 2015 study by the Funeral Consumers Alliance and the Consumer Federation of America. They found that…
If you’re worried about having money for a funeral, you could consider funeral insurance, which is also referred to as “burial insurance,” “end of life insurance” and “final expense insurance.” Funeral insurance is a whole life insurance policy that generally…