Medicare advantage plan
Old age comes with many health challenges and adequate plans must be put in place before this stage of life sets in. The government and private have made out plans to cater for this.
What is Medicare advantage plan?
Medicare advantage plan is a kind of health insurance plan in the United Sates that provides coverage for senior citizens (65 years and above) as well as young tens with disability, amyotrophic sclerosis and end-stage renal disease. It is an alternative plan to the Original Medicare Part A and B; government-run program where beneficiaries have option of selecting their coverage through a medical advantage plan provided by private insurance companies that contracts with Medicare. This plan is often funded by contributions of different payment platforms like Surtax, general revenue and payroll tax.
Benefits of Medicare advantage plan.
Medicare advantage plan has additional benefits that are comparable to the original Medicare like vision and hearing coverage checkups on most plans, routine dental care and prescription drug. This plan is estimated to cover over 6.5million users nationwide on different plans and premium payment varies with personal income. It comes with a rating gauge of between 1-5 stars annually and members are meant to receive services of healthcare professional in their network accept on emergency.
Eligibility
Eligibility for this plan included having Medicare Part A and B registration, not suffering from eng-stage renal disease and most importantly staying in service are of Medicare advantage plan applied for.