Medicare covers limited, short-term nursing home care. This means that more likely than not, the kind of nursing home care you’re looking for isn’t covered. However, let’s break this down and make sure you understand what’s included in your Medicare coverage. An Intro to Medicare and Nursing Home Care Medicare provides health insurance coverage to […]
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If you’ve had an injury, a recent surgery, or you are dealing with pain in a certain area of the body, a doctor may recommend that you seek treatment through physical therapy. Physical therapy involves exercises to help strengthen weak areas, regain lost mobility, or prevent a condition from getting worse. If you have Medicare,
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Acupuncture therapy is a method of pain relief involving the use of needles to stimulate affected areas of the body. It may seem like a procedure Medicare wouldn’t cover due to it being a form of alternative medicine. However, Medicare does provide coverage for this service within certain parameters. When Will Medicare Cover Acupuncture? Medicare
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Vision coverage is a murky area in Medicare. It’s known as one of the areas where Medicare coverage doesn’t apply and is seen as one of its shortcomings. This can be alarming as a policyholder if you are concerned about cataracts, because you already have a 20% risk of developing cataracts at age 65, and
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If you have another health insurance policy, you may feel hesitant to add Medicare. But getting Medicare won’t cause you to lose your coverage – in fact, it will coordinate with your existing coverage. However, it coordinates differently depending on the circumstances. How Does Coordination Work? When you have two policies, they pay in an
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A Medicare claim is a request for Medicare to pay a medical bill that it handles. What Is the Usual Procedure? It’s important to understand that the provider files the claim for you most of the time. There are three types of providers for purposes of filing a claim: Participating providers agree to assign Medicare
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While Medicare is optional, there are reasons why seniors choose to enroll in Medicare once they are eligible. Let’s go over some of those reasons. The Many Plan Options Medicare has four different parts: A, B, C (Medicare Advantage), and D (prescription drug coverage). Each of these parts will provide specific coverage for specific services.
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