Medicare is a public health program that is run by the government. Just like with just about anything that the government is in charge of, Medicare is a complex and complicated thing to grasp. Even those who work in the industry of taking care of these kinds of matters often have no idea the full extent of what they are taking care of. To add something else to the mix, the rules for Medicare change just about each year as new programs and rules are added and old ones are taken out.
The system is broken into several parts. Most all of us have heard of the names of these parts, but few are aware of exactly what they mean. The most common ones are known as part A, B, and C. Medicare part A has to do with hospital inpatients, part B is about the needs of outpatients, and part C is the combination of part A and part B. It’s easy to see why this system is viewed as something very complicated indeed.
It’s easy to understand the idea that this health care program is complex, but understanding why is a different concept. Simply put, the Medicare system has to be complicated because it must accommodate for every American who uses these services. It also has to touch on a number of processes within the health care realm itself. It cannot just pick and choice a few and stop there, it must cover everything. The system is a very popular one with patients and will probably be here to stay.
You mentioned alternatives to medicare supplement insurance. What are they?
I would also want to investigate an insurance that would pay for alternative care,i.e. accupuncture, chiropractic, ?