What are Medicares benefits?
Medicare has two programs. Part A, a basic hospital insurance plan, will pay for much of the cost of hospitalization and a skilled nursing facility, and some care when you leave the hospital. Part B, a supplementary program, pays part of your doctors’ bills and other medical expenses. If you apply for Social Security, you will automatically receive a Medicare health insurance card by mail and will be informed of your benefits. You have to take the hospital insurance (Part A) to receive the supplementary program (Part B). Under both parts of the Medicare program, there is a deductible amount that you pay first; Medicare then pays much of the rest of approved costs. For more information about Medicare, contact your Social Security office, the carrier that processes claims for your area, or call- 1-800-772-1213. RETIREMENT BENEFITS At what age may you retire and begin to receive Social Security? The exact day you can retire with full benefits varies depending on the year you were born (se
