{"id":418,"date":"2024-01-29T07:34:23","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=418"},"modified":"2024-01-29T07:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T15:34:23","slug":"part-c","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-c\/","title":{"rendered":"Part C"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare Part C, also known as Medicare Advantage, is an alternative way for beneficiaries to receive their Medicare benefits. Unlike <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Original Medicare&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare refers to the traditional fee-for-service health insurance program offered by the federal government in the United States. It includes Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance). &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/original-medicare\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Original Medicare<\/a> (<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part A&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part A is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, which provides health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part A specifically covers hospital insurance and certain skilled nursing facility services. &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-a\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part A<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part B&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part B is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, providing health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part B is often referred to as medical insurance, and it covers a wide range of outpatient services, preventive care, and medically necessary services &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-b\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part B<\/a>), which is provided by the government, Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurance companies approved by Medicare. Part C plans combine coverage for hospital services (<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part A&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part A is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, which provides health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part A specifically covers hospital insurance and certain skilled nursing facility services. &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-a\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part A<\/a>) and medical services (<a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part B&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part B is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, providing health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part B is often referred to as medical insurance, and it covers a wide range of outpatient services, preventive care, and medically necessary services &lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-b\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Part B<\/a>) into a single plan, often with additional benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medicare Part C, also known as Medicare Advantage, is an alternative way for beneficiaries to receive their Medicare benefits. Unlike <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Original Medicare&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare refers to the traditional fee-for-service health insurance program offered by the federal government in the United States. It includes Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance). &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/original-medicare\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Original Medicare<\/a> (<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part A&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part A is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, which provides health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part A specifically covers hospital insurance and certain skilled nursing facility services. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Part A<\/a> and <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part B&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part B is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, providing health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part B is often referred to as medical insurance, and it covers a wide range of outpatient services, preventive care, and medically necessary services &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Part B<\/a>), which is provided by the government, Medicare Advantage plans are offered by private insurance companies approved by Medicare. Part C plans combine coverage for hospital services (<a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Part A&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt; Original Medicare Part A is one of the four parts of the United States government&amp;#039;s Medicare program, which provides health insurance coverage for eligible individuals. Part A specifically covers hospital insurance and certain skilled nursing facility services. &lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/medisure.agency\/articles\/glossary\/part-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Part A<\/a>) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":"","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-418","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Part C - The Medisure Agency Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Medicare Part C, also known as Medicare Advantage, is an alternative way for beneficiaries to receive their Medicare benefits. 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