MEDICARE NOT GOVERNMENT RUN
Medicare do not provide, control and manage seniors HC if they, and most seniors do, a Medicare Advantage plan, HMO. Government pays the HMO $800 a month, $9,600 a year plus you continue to pay the $96.00 medicare premium which will go up to $100 in 2010. When you get an HMO your medicare become useless. The HMO provide, control and manage your healthcare and you pay a co-pay of $10 for doctor visits, $25-$40 for specialist and as much as 30-50% for lab test, and $250 for each hospital visit. HMOs are private HC plans and they do a better job for less in managing your healthcare than government run Medicare because it provides your healthcare and you pay less than 20%.
Medicare pays 80% of your healthcare and you pay the 20% if you do not have an HMO. And if you are fortunately enough to be very low income, Medicaid pays the 20% and you keep your medicare.
If you are above the poverty level you may buy a Medicare Supplement plan and I am not sure how that works. I do not know if you keep your Medicare and it pay the 20%, etc.
Private healthcare for seniors does a better jobs for less than government run Medicare that is why Medicare pays them to provide, control and manage seniors healthcare.
Medicare do not provide, control and manage seniors HC if they, and most seniors do, a Medicare Advantage plan, HMO. Government pays the HMO $800 a month, $9,600 a year plus you continue to pay the $96.00 medicare premium which will go up to $100 in 2010. When you get an HMO your medicare become useless. The HMO provide, control and manage your healthcare and you pay a co-pay of $10 for doctor visits, $25-$40 for specialist and as much as 30-50% for lab test, and $250 for each hospital visit. HMOs are private HC plans and they do a better job for less in managing your healthcare than government run Medicare because it provides your healthcare and you pay less than 20%.
Medicare pays 80% of your healthcare and you pay the 20% if you do not have an HMO. And if you are fortunately enough to be very low income, Medicaid pays the 20% and you keep your medicare.
If you are above the poverty level you may buy a Medicare Supplement plan and I am not sure how that works. I do not know if you keep your Medicare and it pay the 20%, etc.
Private healthcare for seniors does a better jobs for less than government run Medicare that is why Medicare pays them to provide, control and manage seniors healthcare.
