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Medicare Information
Medicare Information
Medicare
Medicare offers health coverage to people age 65 and older, people with permanent disabilities, and people with specific illnesses.
Who can get it?
- Individuals 65 years and older
- Individuals under 65 years who have received Social Security/Railroad Retirement disability benefits for 24 months
- Individuals under 65 years who have disabilities, permanent kidney-failure or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease)
How much does it cost?
- Part A (Hospital Coverage):
- Premiums vary depending on work history and when you enroll
- Annual benefit period deductible, no limit to number of benefit periods
- Coinsurance fees apply on the 61st day and vary depending on the number of days in the hospital thereafter
- Late enrollment and skilled nursing facility fees
- Part B (Doctor Visits):
- Monthly premium based on modified adjusted gross income
- Deductible – per year, Coinsurance – 20% of Medicare approved charge per service
- Part D (Prescription Drug Program):
- Premiums and deductibles vary depending on which plan you choose.
- Programs available for low-income people on Medicare to pay for premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance
What is required?
Citizenship or legal permanent residence (5 years or more)
What is covered?
- Part A (Hospital Coverage):
- Hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, nursing home care, hospice care, home health services, etc.
- Part B (Doctor Visits):
- Most outpatient services (lab tests, routine physicals, dental or eye exams, surgeries, and doctor visits), ambulance services, durable medical equipment (DME), mental health, etc.
- Part D (Prescription Drug Program):
- Medicare Health plans are available, (which may have a premium), to cover medicines
Where do I go for care?
- LA County DHS hospitals and clinics
- Any provider who accepts Medicare
Where do I apply?
- Any Social Security Administration office
For more information, click here or call (800) 772-1213 or (800) 633-4227. You may also visit any Social Security Administration office.
Source: https://dhs.lacounty.gov/wps/portal/dhs/coverageoptions/medicare/