• The Fundamentals
• Medicare Part A
• Medicare Part B
• Medicare Advantage
• Medicare Part D
• Programs for Extra Help
• Supplemental Insurance
• Fraud and Abuse

The Fundamentals

Medicare is a U.S. federally funded health insurance program for people over the age of 65, those who are deemed disabled, and anyone with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). It was initiated in July of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and later grew to become the largest insurance program in the United States. Today, there are more than 900,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the state of Tennessee alone and the number is rising rapidly.