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Medicare Handbook: Coverage, Costs, Drug Plans

Whether you are already on Medicare or the family member or friend of someone on Medicare, this guide will help answer your questions about Medicare, prescription drug coverage, and long-term care, including:

  • What does Medicare cover? Do people who have basic protection under Medicare need additional insurance?
  • What does the Medicare drug law mean for you?
  • What about joining a Medicare private plan? How do you choose among plans in your area?
  • Should you buy a long-term care policy? How can you tell a good policy from a bad one?

This guide is available in PDF format. Click on the link below to download and view the file. (You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file.)

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Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD on October 01, 2012

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