Quiz: 15 Things People Get Wrong About Medicare in Their First Year

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Belief 2

“Original Medicare has a yearly cap on what I can be charged.”

True or false?

Correct!

Not quite.

This surprises almost everyone coming from an employer plan. In Original Medicare, the 20 percent coinsurance on Part B services never stops, however large the bills become. That gap is the reason people buy a Medicare Supplement policy, or choose a Medicare Advantage plan, which is required to have a yearly limit for in-network care.

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