📋 The Big Choice: Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage (AARP Article)

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Which path you take will determine how you get your medical care — and how much it costs.

By Dena Bunis and Kimberly Lankford, AARP. Published July 01, 2020. Updated October 01, 2024.

Once you're signed up for Medicare Parts A and B, you get to choose the type of coverage that best meets your needs — original Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan.

If you decide on federally run original Medicare, you may have several separate plans:

Part A helps pay for inpatient hospital and skilled nursing care, some home care and end-of-life hospice care.

Part B covers doctors’ services, diagnostic screenings, durable medical equipment, lab tests, outpatient care and preventive services.

You can choose to buy a separate Part D plan because original Medicare doesn’t automatically include prescription drugs.

You can buy a Medicare supplement policy, Medigap, to help with Medicare’s deductibles and copayments.

https://www.aarp.org/health/medicare-insurance/info-2020/original-medicare-vs-advantage.html