Nonfiction
Book
SR CENTER/HEALTH
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PUBLISHED
©2024
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xii, 272 pages ; 22 cm
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"Revised and updated."
Users guide -- Get it right! -- Medicare rules: there's no insurance for complexity -- Original Medicare and Medigap Supplements -- Medicare advantage plans -- A ray of hope for drug prices -- Medicare and employer plans -- Medicare quality, accessibility, and affordability -- Value-based care and accountable care organizations -- Social determinants of health and Medicare -- Health care returns home -- How to make this book (nearly) timeless
"Medicare is the primary insurance plan for 70 million retired and disabled Americans. Understanding how Medicare works is essential to their health and well-being. However, Medicare has become more complicated--and more confusing. Get What's Yours for Medicare is the authoritative consumer Medicare guide. It includes detailed chapters on when to enroll in Medicare, how to evaluate the often-bewildering choice of Medicare insurance plans, and, most importantly, how to use Medicare to find high-quality, affordable health care. The book also explains important upcoming changes to Medicare so consumers will know what to expect"--