Are you turning 65 or are you a veteran of Medicare? Either way, the following pages are designed to help you understand not only the Medicare program but all the options to which you are entitled. Part A, Part B, Part C, Part D, PDP, MAPD, Medicare Supplement all comprise the "alphabet soup" we call Medicare...no wonder you are confused.

As the diagram depicts, either a client is enrolled in original medicare or a Medicare Advantage Plan. One cannot be enrolled in both.

Check out the links below to learn more about Medicare...

• Alphabet Soup
• Fundamentals of Medicare
• Medicare Supplement
• Prescription Drug Coverage
• Medicare Advantage Plan

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