Medicare
Elderly health insurance
Medicare is a U.S. federal health insurance program primarily for people 65 and older, though it also covers some younger people with disabilities or specific conditions.
The program has multiple parts covering hospital stays, doctor visits, and prescription drugs.
She enrolled in Medicare when she turned 65.
The name blends "medical" and "care."
Public financial protection programs
- CMSWeb publishing platform
- HHSFederal agency for wellbeing
- federalDivided governmental authority
- entitlementAssumed right to benefits
legislation · policy · budget · Congress · taxes · government · single-payer · universal healthcare
Formal entry into medical care
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- MedigapPrivate Medicare supplement insurance
- supplementalAdded to complete
- formularyApproved medication inventory
skilled nursing · hospice · home health · outpatient · inpatient · dialysis
Act of registering officially
- seniorsOldest in a group
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- agingGrowing older over time
- 65Number after sixty-four
disability · qualifying · beneficiary · dependent · citizen · resident · waiting period · automatic enrollment
Medicine for the elderly
- seniorHigher in rank
- AARPSeniors' advocacy organization
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
- nursing homeLong-term eldercare residence
aging · pension · retiree · fixed income · caregiver · Social Security · beneficiary
Payments for insurance coverage
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- co-insuranceShared claim payment arrangement
- out-of-pocketPaid from personal funds
claims · reimbursement · donut hole · means-tested · penalty · assignment
Network-based insurance plan
- PPOPreferred provider organization
- networkInterconnected system
- providerOne who furnishes things
- fee-for-servicePayment per procedure rendered
social security
Public financial protection programs
entitlement · legislation · policy · budget · Congress · taxes · government · single-payer · universal healthcare
hospitalization
Formal entry into medical care
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- MedigapPrivate Medicare supplement insurance
- supplementalAdded to complete
formulary · skilled nursing · hospice · home health · outpatient · inpatient · dialysis
enrollment
Act of registering officially
- seniorsOldest in a group
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- agingGrowing older over time
65 · disability · qualifying · beneficiary · dependent · citizen · resident · waiting period · automatic enrollment · special enrollment
geriatrics
Medicine for the elderly
- seniorHigher in rank
- AARPSeniors' advocacy organization
- assisted livingResidential care for elderly
nursing home · aging · pension · retiree · fixed income · caregiver · Social Security · beneficiary
premiums
Payments for insurance coverage
- deductibleOut-of-pocket threshold amount
- copaymentPatient's fixed healthcare charge
- co-insuranceShared claim payment arrangement
out-of-pocket · claims · reimbursement · donut hole · means-tested · penalty · assignment
HMO
Network-based insurance plan
- federal servicesSocial Security, IRS, USPS, postal service, FBI
- 1965Selma march, Voting Rights Act, Watts riots, Sound of Music, Rhodesia
- assistance programsfood stamps, welfare checks, TANF, Section 8, housing vouchers
- Federal ProgramsSocial Security, food stamps, SNAP, Pell Grant, Pell Grants
- Government Programswelfare program, Great Society, healthcare reform, infrastructure plan, Social Security
- health policypublic health policy, health policy, healthcare policy, health legislation, health directives
Medicareprivate insurance
Non-state risk protection
private health insurance · commercial insurance · self-pay · uninsured · out-of-pocket
- medical careProfessional treatment of illness
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
- medical schoolPhysician training institution
- medical comaControlled unconsciousness using drugs
- medical bills
- medical collegeSchool for future doctors