Medicare Choices: Summary
Original Medicare
(Part A and Part B)
Original Medicare:
Part A (Hospital Insurance) and
Part B (Medical Insurance)
OR
Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan
(Part C)
Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan:
Part C includes both Part A and Part B
Original Medicare
(Part A and Part B)
Medigap policies are private supplemental policies that help pay some health care costs that Original Medicare doesn’t cover.
OR
Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan
(Part C)
Patients who join an MA Plan usually don’t need and can’t buy a Medigap policy.
Original Medicare
(Part A and Part B)
Medicare drug plans (Part D) offer drug coverage to people enrolled in Medicare.
OR
Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan
(Part C)
Many MA Plans include drug coverage, usually for an extra cost. Generally, if an MA Plan doesn’t include drug coverage, people may join a Medicare drug plan.