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Article: Medicare Part B has tricky rules
- Article from:
- Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA
- Article date:
- January 30, 2006
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When retirement nears, you have to make a decision whether or not
to enroll in Medicare Part B. Thats right Part B. Youve probably
read a lot lately about enrolling in Medicares new prescription drug
feature, known as Medicare Part D. But what about Medicare Part B,
which generally covers doctors visits and other such expenses? Its
important to know about that, too, because if you dont sign up when
youre eligible, you could face a penalty later on. And Medicare Part
B has a lot of tricky rules. So its helpful to know the basics: What
Is It? Medicare is the federal health insurance program that
generally covers people 65 and older and the disabled. There are
about 41 million Medicare ...