Medicare

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Overview

Video Play Time: 14:48 min

• Introduction to Medicare (0:00 – 0:29)
• Medicare vs Medicaid (0:29 – 4:54)
  • Medicare (0:39 – 1:02)
  • Medicaid (1:02 – 2:39)
  • Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid (2:39 – 4:54)
• Main Parts of Medicare (4:54 – 12:09)
  • Medicare Part A (5:10 – 6:33)
  • Medicare Part B (6:33 – 7:51)
  • Medicare Part D (7:51 – 8:35)
  • Medicare Part C/Medicare Advantage (8:35 – 12:09)
• Supplemental Plans/Medigap (12:09 – 13:18)
• Review and Conclusion (13:18 – 14:48)

Updates:

• 2025: $2000 out of pocket limit for covered prescriptions on all Part D plans
  • This new policy helps fill what is commonly referred to as the “doughnut hole” for drug coverage

Amplify OT Resources

• How Health Insurance Impacts Occupational Therapy
• How Medicare Law is Made
• Can Occupational Therapists Opt Out of Medicare?
• Discharge Plans and Medicare

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