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Medicare Advantage or Traditional Medicare? Choose Carefully! - Hays Post
If you’re of Medicare-age (over 65), you likely know that you have two main choices for your healthcare – traditional Medicare, or a Medicare Advantage plan. Medicare Advantage, also known as “Medicare Part C,” is healthcare coverage from private insurers which replaces the government’s traditional Medicare Part A (inpatient hospitalization coverage) and Part B (coverage for outpatient services such as doctors, medical tests, etc.). There are advantages and disadvantages to each program, and its important to understand which program – government or private – is best in your individual circumstances. To help you with deciding, this Hays Post article by Macy Byars explains the pros and cons of each type of coverage. While Medicare Advantage may provide more services at little additional cost, you might also be restricted on which medical services providers you can use and be subject to insurer approval for some procedures. Traditional Medicare is less restrictive, but also with less extra coverage. So, choose carefully, as can be seen in this important article.