Medicare is a new chapter in your health coverage. Start by understanding the main coverage paths, then look at the details that matter to you.
Medicare Advantage
Learn about private plans that provide your Medicare health coverage.
Explore AdvantageMedicare Supplements
Understand how Medigap fits alongside Original Medicare.
Explore SupplementsPrescription drug coverage
See where Part D fits into your coverage decisions.
Explore Part DA few distinctions make the bigger picture easier to understand.
Start with the foundation
Original Medicare includes Part A and Part B. Medicare Advantage is another way to receive your Medicare benefits through a Medicare-approved private plan. Understanding that distinction helps organize the decisions that follow.
Compare coverage around your life
Make a list of the questions that matter most to you. Which doctors do you want to keep seeing? How do you prefer to budget for health expenses? Do you spend time away from home? Use that list to guide a careful review rather than choosing by a headline benefit alone.
Timing deserves its own conversation
Your enrollment steps depend on your situation. Before changing existing coverage, confirm when your new coverage would begin and what enrollment rules apply. Our enrollment guide gives you a starting point.
Source: Medicare.gov: your coverage options. General educational information; details depend on your circumstances.
Start with a question
Answers you can put into context.
Not sure which enrollment period applies, or how Advantage differs from a Supplement? Start with our Medicare FAQ guide, then follow the links to the details that matter for your situation.
Medicare when work or coverage changes
Prepare for the transition with our working past 65 checklist and employer coverage and Medicare guide. Then check enrollment dates and compare Advantage with Supplements.
Your questions deserve a conversation.
Start with what matters to you. We’ll help you understand the next step.