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One picture
Medicare in one picture
Two ways to put coverage together. Choose one, then add or remove the Original Medicare add-ons and watch what changes in the wallet, the monthly bills, the doctors and the yearly cap.
Original Medicare — assembled from pieces
In your wallet 1
Monthly billsPart B premium
DoctorsAny doctor in the U.S. who accepts Medicare
Yearly capNo yearly cap on your 20 %
PrescriptionsNot covered — the 63-day count applies
The simplest start, but a bad year has no ceiling without Medigap.