| Medicare Information |

If you have any questions when going through this material please call Boone Insurance Associates Toll Free Call @ 1-800-367-0241, or you can also call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) to get more information. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.

When Choosing a Medicare plan there can be many different decisions that need to me made. What plan will work best for me? How much am I going to have to pay in premium? Can I choose any plan I want or are there restrictions? These are all very important questions and hopefully this site will be able to answer those questions for you and help get you started on the process of picking a plan. We offer many Medicare insurance companies in Oregon. The Companies BIA offers are American Republic, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Equitable, Health Net, LifeWise, Mutual of Omaha Pacific Care - Secure Horizons and more. Once you have had time to look over the material please contact us at Boone Insurance Associates so we can send you materials on the medicare style of plan you would like more information on.

Information on the Medicare Decision:

*Medicare is a health program established for
■ people age 65 or older,
■ people under age 65 with certain disabilities, and
■ people of all ages with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney
failure requiring dialysis or a kidney transplant).

Medicare is divided into two areas
■Part A Hospital Insurance which most people don’t pay a premium for Part A because they or a spouse already paid for it through their payroll taxes while working.
■Part B Medical Insurance which most people pay a monthly premium for.

"Today more than ever Medicare is about choice"

Once you have signed up for Medicare parts A & B the following list is your choices for Medicare health plans:
■ 1. The Original Medicare Plan: - Available nationwide; which entails Part A & Part B of Medicare.For more info on this plan click Medicare Plans.
■ 2. Medigap (Medicare Supplement Insurance) For more info on these plans click Medicare Plans.
■ 3. Medicare Advantage(Medicare + Choice Plans) Plans which include: For more info on these plans click Medicare Plans.

■ Medicare Managed Care Plans
■ Medicare Preferred Provider Organization Plans
■ Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans
■ Medicare Specialty Plans

After you have choosen a Medicare Plan another major area that people are concerned with is prescription drugs. Starting Jan. 2006 Medicare is bringing Medicare part D.

If you would like more general information on Medicare please visit www.medicare.gov or you can even print the Medicare & You Guide 2005 which is put out each year by Medicare.
*( all of the material on medicare is from www.medicare.gov)

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