pneumonia vaccine medicare coverage

There seems to be some misunderstanding of how Medicare works and how Medicare deals with insurance coverage for drugs. First you have to decide what type of Medicare plan you want. Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage Plan (Part C) such as an HMO or PPO that offers Medicare prescription drug coverage. Depending on which you chose will determine what insurance drug plan you will have. For example...

Medicare part A is for hospitalization (100% after deductible is met) No drug coverage. Medicare part B pays for out patient tests and doctors visits (80%) No drug coverage. Medicare part C which I am not very familiar with but do know it's an advantage plan where the insured has additional benefits besides what part A & B will pay. It also includes paying a premium and may include drug coverage with a limitation.

Medicare Advantage Another piece of the $390 billion savings, about $136 billion, comes from reductions in subsidies paid to private health insurance plans, called Medicare Advantage, that provide medical and drug coverage to about one of four people in Medicare. Currently, Medicare pays the private plans an average of 14 percent more to care for a member than it would cost if that person remained in traditional Medicare.

My understanding is that if Medicare denies coverage for something, then the secondary insurance will also deny coverage. Now, being that they are both government programs you would think they would cover the same things. Hopefully if Medicare only covers something in part, then Medicaid will make up the rest. You might want to address the question to someone who manages billing at your doctors office. Those people are not always knowledgeable though. Keep asking around. Good luck!

Yes, the Medicare rate, if accepted, is the biggest part of the coverage. I have seen cases where the Medicare rate was less than 50% of the bill, and my secondary insurance will normally not cover anything over the Medicare approved charges. That is why in 2007 when I underwent open heart surgery I went to a different surgeon than my cardiologist recommended.

Hello I had COVID and pneumonia 3 weeks ago. I tested negative for COVID today and have no symptoms I'm just dealing with the pneumonia now which should be a few more weeks hopefully til I'm 100. Should I get the vaccine now or is it best to wait??

We were advised to give her a flu shot and pneumonia vaccines. It is most likely the pneumonia vaccine that is causing the pain and the lump. She had a SEVERE reaction to the vaccine. Her arm swelled. The shot site was huge, very red, very swollen (have never seen anything like it). She also, became extremely, extremely ill (unstoppable vomitting, high fever). She was sooo sick. I had the same vaccines at the same time. the flu shot did not hurt at all.

I was sooo looking forward to getting the medicare benefit. My husband provides insurance through his work, but it is pretty expensive. We have been very fortunate that his employer (a very small business- only seven employees, and the owner) pays for all of my husband's coverage. We have only had to pay for mine. Still, it has been costing us about $600 per month. I hoped that I would be able to get off the employer/insurance plan- and just go with medicare.

Since you have Medicaid, Medicaid would pick up your drug costs. I don't have Medicaid, just Medicare and as such, under Medicare there is no drug coverage, for Medicare A/B unless you are a hospital inpatient. You have to select a Medicare drug plan under Medicare Part C. It has a drug formulary and it basically will only cover some of the generic drugs until you hit the 'gap'. It's too complicated to go into on here.

Medicare for a person with cirrhosis in need of a liver transplant is very expensive and you will require full Medicare coverage. I currently pay about $700 per month for Medicare coverage here in California. Risking waiting for medical care when you have cirrhosis and portal hypertension is a risk you should never take. You need to be under the care of a hepatologist at a liver transplant center ASAP if you are not. Cheers!

It means you have medical coverage for anything related to your pregnancy they should be sending you a insurance card soon

You need Medicare Part D for medication coverage (unless you have it from some other place). I actually do have medication coverage through my retirement health plan so I just stuck with their medication plan. However, if you do not have prescription coverage through an additional plan or Part D, you need to get it, not just for Hep C but for other illnesses as well. My prescription co-pays were a total of $70 a month for Incivek, Interferon, and Ribavirin.

"Seniors and the Affordable Care Act The Affordable Care Act strengthens Medicare and helps seniors take charge of their health. The law provides important benefits such as free preventive services, free annual wellness visits, and a 50% discount on prescription drugs for Medicare recipients in the coverage gap known as the "donut hole." You can also work with your doctor to create a personalized prevention plan.

Has anyone with CFS had the pneumonia vaccine Pneumo 23 and what was your experience of it?

Currently only about 5 percent of beneficiaries pay higher, income-based monthly premiums for outpatient coverage under Medicare Part B and even fewer pay higher premiums for prescription drug coverage. Under Obama's proposal, a growing share of seniors would pay the higher premiums over time. He'd also bump up the premiums paid by higher-income beneficiaries by 15 percent. After about 20 years, the top 25 percent of Medicare recipients would be paying higher, income-based premiums.

I was wondering about Medicare coverage for this. We live in Ohio and so far the copays we have been quoted are out of our reach. Over $100, and that's for an alternative. Does anyone know if there is extra coverage that we might be eligible for?

Can anyone explain the way Medicare works with part d coverage for copaxone? The term catastrophic coverage has raised my eyebrow a smidge. I'm awaiting a call back from shared solutions and their "medicare" expert team. If im understanding the sales lady right, she informed me I would be responsible for the first $4700 approx.?

I have asthma and 4 years ago I had pneumonia year after year. Than I started getting the pneumonia vaccine. I had no side effects from it expect no pneumonia.

5 percent of household income, whichever is greater by 2016 and beyond. The requirement to have coverage can be waived for several reasons, including financial hardship or religious beliefs. Millions of additional people will qualify for Medicaid or federal subsidies to buy insurance under the law. Q: I get my health coverage at work and I'd like to keep my current plan. Will I be able to do that? How will my plan be affected by the health law?

The VA has endemic problems, but the veterans in my family receive excellent health care and coverage. And if memory serves, no one wants to lose their Medicare coverage, and those who are covered under federal health insurance seem to like it. I am on my knees in gratitude for the fact that where private insurance once declined me, they will have to take me now and that my husband no longer has to be beholden to a job just to make sure I have coverage.

Any ill effects on getting two shots of pneumonia vaccine within 3 years, I am unable to find anything on the net regarding this, please help. Thanks...

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