Medicare

Medicare Basics: How the Program Works

Parts A through D, what Medicare covers, what it leaves out, and how it differs from Medicaid. Start here if Medicare is new to you.

Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D — explained without the alphabet soup

Four letters, and almost nobody explains how they fit together. Here's what each part covers, what it doesn't, and how people usually combine them.

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