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The official U.S. government website for Medicare, a health insurance program for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities.
Part D (Medicare drug coverage) helps cover cost of prescription drugs, may lower your costs and protect against higher costs.
Understand the parts of Medicare: Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D and Medigap, and how they relate to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage.
A federal government website managed and paid for by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21244
If you don’t qualify for premium-free Part A: You might be able to buy it. You’ll pay either $278 or $505 each month for Part A, depending on how long you or your spouse worked and paid Medicare taxes. Remember: You also have to sign up for Part B to buy Part A. Learn more about how Medicare works.
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover 2 types of services: Medically necessary services: Services or supplies that meet accepted standards of medical practice to diagnose or treat your medical condition.
In general, Medicare Part A helps pay for inpatient care you get in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities. It also helps cover hospice care and some home health care.
The fastest way to pay your premium is online through your Medicare account or using Medicare Easy Pay. When are Medicare premiums due? All Medicare bills are due on the 25th of the month.
You’ll need your Medicare Number to create your secure Medicare account here on Medicare.gov, join a plan, or buy supplemental insurance. Generally, you can only drop Part A (Hospital Insurance) if you have to pay a premium for it, also called Premium-Part A.
Generally, you pay a monthly premium for Medicare coverage and part of the costs each time you get a covered service. There’s no yearly limit on what you pay out-of-pocket, unless you have supplemental coverage, like a Medicare Supplement Insurance ( Medigap ) policy, or you join a Medicare Advantage Plan.