Medicare Coverage

Medicare is the federal health insurance program for: people 65 years of age or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure with dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD).

Below you will find several helpful links to a wealth of information on Medicare, what it covers, and the drug program.

• New Benefits At-a-Glance
• Enrolling in Medicare
• Medicare Coverage
• Drug Discount Cards
• Drug Benefits in 2006
• Medigap
• Retiree Benefits
• Long-Term Benefits
• Medicare for People with Disabilities
• Decisions: What's The Right Coverage for You?
• Filing a Medicare Claim
• Getting More Information

Reviewed by Cynthia Haines, MD, August 2005.

SOURCES: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare.gov web site. National Council on the Aging web site.

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