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Medicare 101 - Just in time for upcoming “Open Enrollment” Period - Yahoo! Finance
Medicare’s so-called “Open Enrollment” period is just around the corner, starting on October 7th. As most who delve into it know, Medicare is a fairly complex federal program with several different “parts,” each with a different purpose. And because these parts of Medicare do not cover all healthcare costs, additional coverage is usually also required in the form of either a Medicare Supplement (“Medigap”) plan or a Medicare Advantage plan offered by a private insurer. Even within that additional coverage from private insurers, the plan types are numerous and the extra costs vary greatly. So how does one even begin to understand how Medicare and its various parts work? Well, this Yahoo! Finance article by Kiplinger provides a Medicare 101 primer to help you understand. Click here to read more.
If you need to know even more about how Medicare works, the AMAC Foundation is offering a free Medicare Fundamentals webinar on October 20th, which you can register for at this link:
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