brandlogo
Blue Goose Insurance. Personalized.
Contact UsGet A QuoteBlog
Questions? Call us now. (207) 807-2272
Home
HomeAbout UsContact UsOur Privacy PolicyLegal Terms and ConditionsGet a Quote
Medicare Coverage
Medicare SimplifiedMedicare: What you need to knowMedicare Advantage PlansWhat is Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance?Part D Prescription Drug PlansAre You Eligible for Medicare?Different Types of Medicare Advantage PlansCompare Medicare Supplement plans side by sideMedicare-Related Enrollment Dates and Guidelines
Health Insurance
Understanding Your Health Insurance OptionsHealth Insurance Plans Available on the MarketplaceUnderstanding the Affordable Care ActEssential Health BenefitsSummary of Benefits and CoveragePreventive health services for adultsShort-Term Medical Insurance – Temporary CoveragePre-65 Health Care InsuranceHealth Savings Accounts
Life Insurance
Navigating Life InsuranceTerm Life InsuranceTerm Life Insurance with Living BenefitsWhat is Universal Life Insurance?Taking the Confusion Out of Linked BenefitsLife Insurance Policies and Cash ValueHow Much Life Insurance Is Enough?Difference between Simplified Issue Life Insurance and Guaranteed Issue Life InsuranceWhich Makes Sense for You: Permanent or Term Life Insurance?
Long Term Care Insurance
What is Long Term Care Insurance?How Much Long Term Care Insurance is Enough?NOW is The Time for Long Term PlanningFact vs Fiction About Long Term Care InsuranceHybrid Long Term Care Insurance vs Traditional Long Term Care Insurance
Annuities
An Overview of Annuities
Dental & Vision
Choosing Dental CoverageVision Insurance: Is It Right For You

Medicare Advantage Plans

Medicare Advantage Plans, sometimes called Part C, are health plan options that are part of the Medicare program. If you join one of these plans, you generally get all your Medicare-covered health care through the Medicare Advantage Plan. This coverage can include prescription drug coverage. Medicare Advantage Plans include:

 

  • Medicare Health Maintenance Organization (HMOs)
  • Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO)
  • Private Fee-for-Service Plans
  • Medicare Special Needs Plans

When you join a Medicare Advantage Plan, you use the health insurance card that you get from the plan for your health care. In most of these plans, there generally are extra benefits and lower co-payments than in the Original Medicare Plan. Most Medicare Advantage Plans are managed care plans, usually a health maintenance organization (HMO) or a preferred provider organization (PPO) and you may have to see doctors that belong to the plan or go to certain hospitals to get services.

To join a Medicare Advantage Plan, you must have Medicare Part A and Part B. You will have to pay your monthly Medicare Part B premium to Medicare. In addition, you may have to pay a monthly premium to your Medicare Advantage Plan for the extra benefits that they offer. In 2022, the standard Part B premium amount is $170.10 (or higher depending on your income). However, some people who get Social Security benefits pay less than this amount.

When can I enroll?

 

Keep in mind that Medicare limits when you can join, switch, or drop a Medicare Advantage Plan. You can join a plan when you first become eligible for Medicare. This is anytime beginning three months before the month you turn 65 and ends three months after the month you turned 65.

 

  • For example, if you turn 65 on May 5, your eligibility period starts on February 1 and ends on August 31.
  • If you are disabled and have Social Security Disability Insurance, you can join an advantage plan three months before to three months after month 25 of your disability.
  • You can switch or drop your Medicare Advantage during an enrollment period between October 15 and December 7 of each year.

This information obtained from www.medicare.gov

 

By contacting the phone number on this website you will be directed to a licensed agent.

Medicare Coverage
  • Medicare Simplified
  • Medicare: What you need to know
  • Medicare Advantage Plans
  • What is Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Insurance?
  • Part D Prescription Drug Plans
  • Are You Eligible for Medicare?
  • Different Types of Medicare Advantage Plans
  • Compare Medicare Supplement plans side by side
  • Medicare-Related Enrollment Dates and Guidelines

Blue Goose

Insurance. Personalized.

Follow Us

About Us

Our firm is staffed by proven insurance professionals committed to providing our clients with highly personalized service.

Other Links

Privacy Policy
Legal Terms

Address

5 Oakland Rd.
Falmouth
Maine
04105
(207) 807-2272

This is a solicitation for insurance. Submitting information or calling numbers listed on this website will direct you to a licensed Agent/Broker.

Important disclosures about Medicare Plans: Medicare has neither endorsed nor reviewed this information. Not connected or affiliated with any United States Government or State agency. We do not offer every plan available in your area. Any information we provide is limited to those plans we do offer in your area. Please contact Medicare.gov or 1-800-MEDICARE to get information on all of your options.

© Copyright 2023Blue Goose All rights reserved.
Insurance Websites powered byAgentMethods