Federal Consumer Information Center Medicare Questions and

Medicare Questions and Answers About ... ... The Original Medicare Plan ... Other Medicare Health Plans ... Medicare Protections and Rights

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A Advanced Beneficiary Notice Ambulance Service Anti- Nausea Drugs Appeal Approved Payment Amount Assignment B Bills C Civil Service Retirement Clinical Laboratory Services Coinsurance Custodial Care D Deductible Definition of Important Terms Dental Care Dentures Discrimination Disenrollment from Medicare Managed Care Plans Durable Medical Equipment E Emergency Care Employer Insurance End- Stage Renal Disease Enrollment in: Medicare Managed Care Plans Original Medicare Plan Enrollment Periods Explanation of Medicare Benefits Eye Care F Fiscal Intermediary Foot Care Fraud and Abuse G General Enrollment Period H Hearing Aids Hospital Indemnity Insurance Hospice Care L Limiting Charge Long- Term Care Insurance Low- Income Assistance M Medicaid Medicare Benefits Notice Medicare Carrier Medicare Compare Medicare Managed Care Plans Medicare + Choice Medicare Medical Savings Account Plan Medicare SELECT Medicare Summary Notice Medigap N Nursing Home O Occupational Therapist Original Medicare Plan Out- of- Pocket Costs Outpatient Hospital Care Outpatient Prescription Drugs P Part A (Hospital Insurance) Part B (Medical Insurance) Peer Review Organization (PRO) Physical Therapist Premium Preventive Care Primary Care Doctor Private Fee- for- Service Plan Private Contract Private Insurance Protections and Rights Q Qualifying Individual Qualified Medicare Beneficiary R Railroad Retirement Board Referral Routine Physicals S Secondary Payer Service Area Social Security Administration Special Enrollment Period Specialist Specified Disease Policies Specified Low- Income Medicare Beneficiary Skilled Nursing Facility (Care) State Health Insurance Assistance Program State Insurance Department State Medical Assistance Office Supplemental Health Insurance Policy T Travel U Union Insurance Urgently Needed Care V Vaccinations

This booklet answers many of the questions you may have about Medicare. It is divided into four sections: Section Subject 1 The Original Medicare Plan 2 Other Medicare Health Plans 3 Medicare Protections and Rights 4 Definitions of Important Terms Phone numbers of important contacts are included in Medicare & You, which was mailed to all Medicare beneficiaries in November of 1998. For more information about Medicare call 1- 800- MEDICARE (1- 800- 633- 4227 or TTY/ TDD: 1- 877- 486- 2048 for the speech and hearing impaired), or visit our website at www.medicare.gov. Your local library or senior center may be able to help you get information using their computers. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION 7500 SECURITY BOULEVARD BALTIMORE, MD 21244- 1850 Publication No. HCFA- 10117 May 1999

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