What's Medicare doing to better coordinate my care? Medicare continues to look for ways to better coordinate your care and to make sure that you get the best health care possible. Here are examples of how your health care providers can better coordinate your care: Electronic Health Records (EHRs) EHRs are records that your doctor, other health care provider, medical office staff, or hospital keeps on a computer about your health care or treatments. EHRs can help lower the chances of medical errors, eliminate duplicate tests, and may improve your overall quality of care. Your doctor's EHR may be able to link to a hospital, lab, pharmacy, other doctors, or immunization information systems (registries), so the people who care for you can have a more complete picture of your health. Electronic prescribing This is an electronic way for your prescribers to send your prescriptions directly to your pharmacy. Electronic prescribing can save you money and time, and h...

What if I need help paying my Medicare Health Care costs? People who have limited income and resources can also seek help in paying their Medicare Health Care costs. Below are the different programs they can choose depending on their qualification.  Medicare Savings Programs If you have limited income and resources, you may be able to get help from your state to pay your Medicare costs if you meet certain conditions. 4 kinds of Medicare Savings Programs: Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Programs: If you're eligible, the QMB Program helps pay for Part A and/or Part B premiums . Also, Medicare providers aren't allowed to bill you for services and items Medicare covers, including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments . If you get a bill for these charges, tell your provider or debt collector that you're in QMB Program and can't be charged for items and services Medicare covers. If you've already made payments on a bill for services and i...

What if I need help paying my Medicare prescription drug costs? If you have limited income and resources, you may qualify for help to pay some health care and prescription drug costs. Extra Help is a Medicare program to help people with limited income and resources pay Medicare prescription drug costs. You may qualify for Extra Help if your yearly income and resources are below these limits in 2019: These amounts may change in 2020. You may qualify even if you have a higher income. Resources include money in a checking or savings account, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). Resources  don't include your home, car, household items, burial pots, up to $1,500 for burial expenses (per person), or life insurance policies. If you qualify for Extra Help and join a Medicare drug plan, you'll: Get help paying your Medicare drug plan's costs. Have no late enrollment penalty. Note: Extra Help isn't available in Pue...