GOVERNMENT INSURANCE PROGRAMS

Medicaid

A federal and state assistance program that pays for health care services for people who cannot afford them.

Medicare Part A

Federal payroll and self-employment taxes Inpatient hospital care (60 days) Skilled nursing facility Skilled nursing facility Hospice care

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance)

Optional and supplemental portion of Medicare where beneficiaries pay a monthly premium, covers physician and outpatient services covers home health care services for those who participate in Part B Medicare Part B insured will pay 20%

To get Medicare under 65

individuals must have received Social Security Disability benefits for 24 months or have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis here is a 5 month waiting period after a beneficiary is determined to be disabled before a beneficiary begins to collect Social Security Disability benefits

Medicare

purpose is to provide hospital and medical expense insurance protection to those aged 65 and older.

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ((FEHB)

tem of "managed competition" through which employee health benefits are provided to civilian government employees and annuitants of the U.S. government. pre paid and fee for service