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  2. What Are Medicare Managed Care Plans? - Healthline

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    You can find plans in a variety of price ranges. For example, plans in St. Louis, MO, range from $0 to $90 per month. The cost for a Medicare managed care plan is in addition to your cost for ...

  3. Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: What's the Difference?

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    Original Medicare is government-run, while Medicare Advantage is managed and sold by private insurance companies. Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) are two insurance ...

  4. Managed care - Wikipedia

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    The term managed care or managed healthcare is used in the United States to describe a group of activities intended to reduce the cost of providing health care and providing American health insurance while improving the quality of that care ("managed care techniques"). It has become the predominant system of delivering and receiving American ...

  5. Understand the Types of Medicare - Healthline

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    Medicare Part B covers outpatient care and has an income-based premium. Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) is a private insurance product that combines parts A and B with additional benefits ...

  6. Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Medicare (United States) Medicare is a federal health insurance program in the United States for people age 65 or older and younger people with disabilities, including those with end stage renal disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). It was begun in 1965 under the Social Security Administration and is now ...

  7. Making Provider Choices in Managed Care - WebMD

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    The AMA also recommends selecting a PCP who shares your values about medical care, and interviewing the doctor before you make a final choice. Yet although advice like the AMA's is a common-sense ...

  8. What Are the Four Parts of Medicare? - Healthline

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    Takeaway. Part A and Part B are known as Original Medicare. Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, is an alternative to Original Medicare. Part D plans provide coverage for prescription drugs ...

  9. What Is an HMO? - WebMD

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    A health maintenance organization, or an HMO, is a common type of health insurance plan. If you’re a member of an HMO, your insurance company agrees to pay for your health care when you use a ...