Medicare covers skilled nursing facility (SNF) care in certain circumstances, but some situations can impact what is covered or even or if SNF care will be covered and your costs for that care. If you are in the hospital, your doctor can order observation services to decide if you should be admitted to the hospital

Whether or not to admit you as an inpatient to a hospital is a decision made by your doctor after reviewing your medical situation, and they decide whether it is necessary to admit you to the hospital. According to Medicare, an inpatient admission is generally appropriate when you’re expected to need 2 or more midnights

Medicare Advantage plans can be very cost-effective, and in fact, there are plans with $0 premiums. So how is that possible? To understand how $0 premium plans are possible, you must understand how Medicare Advantage plans are paid. There are two parts to how Medicare Advantage plans get paid. The first is the premium members

Medicare Part D plans are not standardized, so each plan may have different drug formularies, copays, coinsurance, or deductibles. Part D plans can change the formulary, which is the list of covered drugs, the deductibles, copays, coinsurance, and plan premiums every year. If you are enrolled in Part D, you’re your insurance company will mail

If you have original Medicare, Part B will cover telehealth services, and you will have to pay a 20% coinsurance of the Medicare-approved amount for your doctor or other health care provider’s services after you pay the Part B deductible. You will have to pay the same amount for most telehealth services as if you