{"id":8061,"date":"2016-09-02T08:36:52","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T12:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2016-09-01T08:37:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:37:12","slug":"moving-to-medicare-understand-the-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/09\/moving-to-medicare-understand-the-basics\/","title":{"rendered":"Moving to Medicare? – Understand the Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ActiveEnrolling in Medicare means you have new choices in terms of health coverage, but not every Medicare plan is the same. \u00a0At NC Health Plans we know how important it is for you to fully understand what transitioning into Medicare<\/a> may mean for you in terms of your health care. In fact, we are committed to helping you understand your Medicare options and determine which Medicare plan offers you the coverage and benefits you need.<\/p>\n

Don’t wait! \u00a0About six months prior to your 65th birthday you should begin your Medicare research. \u00a0Make it a priority to understand what your Original Medicare (Parts A and B) covers and what it doesn’t cover. \u00a0Look closely at obtaining a Medicare Supplement<\/a>, which can help fill in the gaps not covered by Medicare.\u00a0 Although Original\u00a0Medicare is offered by the federal government, in most cases a Medicare supplement plan<\/a> is needed to\u00a0offset health costs.<\/p>\n

Talk with a licensed agent<\/a>. \u00a0Medicare is complicated and it is of utmost importance that you understand enrollment periods and how those periods will affect your ability to obtain supplemental coverage. \u00a0Missing important enrollment periods can make your enrollment process much more complicated. \u00a0As licensed agents, we will help you through the transition and make sure you are notified of important dates and deadlines that affect your Medicare coverage.<\/p>\n

For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n

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Enrolling in Medicare means you have new choices in terms of health coverage, but not every Medicare plan is the same. \u00a0At NC Health Plans we know how important it is for you to fully understand what transitioning into Medicare may mean for you in terms of your health care. In fact, we are committed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[926,88,17,934],"class_list":["post-8061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bcbsnc-insurance","tag-bcbsnc-medicare-supplements","tag-medicare","tag-medicare-advantage","tag-understanding-medicare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8061"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8104,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8061\/revisions\/8104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}