Medicare: Part B Basics
What’s Medicare Part B? Part B usually covers a range of healthcare services, including doctor visits and tests, mental healthcare, durable medical equipment and supplies, most preventive services, and certain outpatient prescription drugs. Part B is just one piece of the puzzle: Medicare offers plan options that can include Parts A, B, C, D, and/or Medigap.
Created by DeafHealth with the support of the Patient Advocate Foundation and Pfizer, these videos on Medicare in American Sign Language (ASL) will give you the skills to make informed decisions about your coverage, the benefits offered by Medicare, and how to use your insurance confidently. The videos cover different topics including Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, and Medigap Plans.
- American Sign Language Medicare Guide: https://deafhealthaccess.org/updates/health-insurance/
- English Medicare Guide: https://www.patientadvocate.org/wp-content/uploads/MedicareBenefitsGuide_English-1.pdf
- Medicare Resources Sheet: https://www.patientadvocate.org/wp-content/uploads/Medicare-Resources-Section.pdf
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Video Description: The post has a video thumbnail with blue shading overlaid. The top middle has "Part B Basics” in white text with light blue background, accompanied by a yellow bubble with “Medicare” in blue. In the video: A young woman with brown curly hair is standing in front of the camera with decorative items behind her. She is wearing a light blue vest and navy pants with metallic-framed glasses.
Transcript: What’s Medicare Part B? It covers a range of healthcare services, including doctor visits and tests, mental healthcare, durable medical equipment and supplies, most preventive services, and certain outpatient prescription drugs. Your premium, or the amount you pay per month, depends on your income from your IRS tax return two years ago. You can enroll in Part B without buying Part A. There is usually 20% coinsurance for approved services. There is no limit to how much you could pay out-of-pocket for these services in a year. Original Medicare includes only Part A and Part B: hospital and medical services. [The screen fades to show a thumbnail of a faded white background of a doctor holding hands with another individual] Deaf. Healthy. DeafHealth. Learn more at www.deafhealthaccess.org. [The screen fades to show a thumbnail of a blue lighthouse] Paf. Patient Advocate Foundation. www.patientadvocate.org.