Medicare Part A and B

If you are age 65 or older, have end-stage renal disease or are permanently disabled, you may qualify for Medicare benefits. Medicare Part A provides benefits for in-patient hospitalization. Medicare Part B provides benefits for ambulatory surgery, emergency services, physician services and outpatient diagnostic testing. Your Medicare card will indicate if you have Part A benefits, Part B benefits or both and their effective dates.
Effective August 2000, Medicare Part A payments to hospitals are based upon the services rendered. Medicare Part A has pre-determined your co-payment responsibility for each covered procedure or test performed on an outpatient basis in a hospital. In most cases, your co-payment is significantly lower than under the previous reimbursement methodology.
Questions about specific Medicare benefits should be directed to Empire Medicare, toll free, at 1-800-442-8430 or via the Internet at www.empiremedicare.com.

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