Medicare Part A is the hospital insurance portion and seniors get this free if the individual or spouse has 40 or more quarters of Medicare-covered employment. Medicare Part B is for individuals who enroll at 65 and it\u2019s fairly minimal; for example, Medicare Part B was an average cost of $96.40 for 2009.<\/p>\n
The cost for Medicare premiums is less than people were paying before they turned 65, and that is good news. The bad news is that Medicare<\/a> does not cover all health care costs, but a lot of people tend to forget this point.<\/p>\n Most seniors need supplemental coverage to fill in the gaps for extra money they pay out for things not covered by Medicare. However, there are 12 different Medicare supplement<\/a> plans – and so many Medicare insurers and HMOs to choose from – that not only is there a lot of variety and different prices, but the (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Medicare Part A is the hospital insurance portion and seniors get this free if the individual or spouse has 40 or more quarters of Medicare-covered employment. Medicare Part B is for individuals who enroll at 65 and it\u2019s fairly minimal;…<\/span><\/p>\n