Medicare – A Guide to Understanding Original Medicare

Medicare – A Guide to Understanding Original Medicare

Medicare is a powerful health insurance program that currently serves over 50 million qualified Americans!  In this course, the Instructors begin with the basics of Medicare.  Learning some facts and simple strategies to successfully navigate the Medicare maze may well be the best use of anyone’s time.

What you will be able to do at the conclusion of the course:

·      Use the information learned to choose and enroll in a prescription drug plan (Part D).

·      Know what your current hospital deductible (Part A) is and where to find information for all future changes in the hospital deductible.

·      Know what your current annual medical deductible (Part B) is and where to find information for all future changes in the medical deductible.

·      Determine the current medical premium (Part B) and know where to find information on yearly changes to the premium.

·      Build a strong understanding of “Original Medicare” that allows the course participant to decide whether to purchase additional health insurance coverage through a supplemental plan or a managed care (Part C) plan. 

This Medicare course contains over () lectures and () hours/minutes of content. 

What makes this Medicare course unique is:  (1) the Instructors are not selling health insurance and (2) the Instructors are blunt in their explanations and with the facts that they share.

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What you will learn

• 1. About Original Medicare enrollment periods and how to enroll 2. About Original Medicare costs including premiums, deductibles and co-insurance 3. How to navigate the Original Medicare hospital benefit (Part A) 4. Learn the ins-and-outs of the Original Medicare medical benefit (Part B) As a bonus included with the course are several handy printable PDF’s and website links to more detailed information about Medicare. Interested students should check out the curriculum for details.

Rating: 4.45

Level: All Levels

Duration: 1 hour

Instructor: Charlene Brash-Sorensen