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What is Medicare Part B?
Medicare Part B covers outpatient medical services, including preventative care, visits to your doctors, lab testing, and more.

What is Medicare Part C?
Also known as Medicare Advantage, the Part C program is a form of managed care that allows Medicare beneficiaries to get their Parts A and B benefits through a private insurance plan and its network of providers. Many Part C plans offer a built-in Part D drug plan.

What is COBRA?
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) insurance offers retirees an opportunity to extend their former employer’s health coverage for a number of months after they have retired, usually at their own expense.

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What is the Annual Election Period?
The Annual Election Period (AEP) is the period that runs from October 15 – December 7 each year. Medicare beneficiaries can enroll in, change, or disenroll from a Medicare Advantage plan or Part D drug plan.

What does Dual-Eligible mean?
To be dual-eligible means to be eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid.

What is Medigap Attained-Age Rating?
Attained-Age Rating is a rating class in which a Medigap insurance company determines the rate based on your current age (the age you’ve “attained”). Your premiums tend to go up as you get older.

Medicare Fast Fact: A “Copayment” is an amount you may be required to pay as your share of the cost for benefits after you pay any deductibles. A copayment is a fixed amount, like $30.

Fast Fact: “CHAMPVA” is a health care benefit for dependents of qualifying veterans.