Medicare Advantage Overview

As a Medicare Beneficiary, you have the choice of receiving benefits directly through the government or from a private plan. Medicare Advantage, also known as “Part C”, are health insurance plans provided by private insurance carriers. Medicare Advantage plans do not supplement Medicare, they replace it. Advantage Plans provide the same basic benefits as Medicare A & B, but will usually include extra coverage. These extra’s can include prescription, dental, vision, and fitness club benefits. Medicare Advantage plans will also include manageable co-pays for medical care with caps on your annual out of pocket. Things that regular Medicare doesn’t provide. The good news is that in many cases you can get all of these benefits for little or no extra monthly premium than what you’ll pay for Medicare.