Health - Government Health Insurance Plans (1.6)

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Medicare

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largest health care program
**adminsters health insurance to retirees 65 years of age and older, people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and people of all ages with end stage renal disease

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Medicare Part A

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cover inpatient care in hospitals, critical access hospitals, and skilled nursing facilities
****funded through FICA taxes

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1. Semiprivate Room
2. Skilled Nursing facility
3. Home Health Care
4. Hospice Care

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Part A benefits include:

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-private duty nurse
-charges for private rooms
-telephone services in room
-1st 3 pints of blood

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Not covered in Part A:

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Medicare Part B

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helps cover physicians services and outpatient hospital care

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Medicaid

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the governments medical and assisted living program for the poor
**funded by both state & federal governments
**considered a welfare program
**each state sets its own requirements

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI)

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federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues andpays benefits based on financial needs