Medicare Medicare Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people 65 or older, people of any age with permanent kidney failure, and certain disabled people under 65. The Medicare program is administered by the Health Care Financing Administration but actual enrollment is handled by the Social Security Administration . Medicare Part A helps pay for medically necessary inpatient care in a hospital, skilled nursing facility, psychiatric hospital, and for hospice care. Medicare Part B helps pay for medically necessary physician services no matter where you receive them- at home, in a doctor's office, in a clinic, in a nursing home, or in a hospital. It also covers related medical services and supplies, medically necessary outpatient hospital services, X-rays, and laboratory tests.
Coverage also is provided for certain ambulance services.
Private insurance companies throughout the country process claims and pay bills submitted to Medicare from physicians, hospitals, and other providers. Below is a list of intermediaries and carriers that are responsible for processing claims for Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia. Part A claims such as hospital payments. Part B claims such as doctor payments and other outpatient services. Medical Equipment claims such as for wheelchairs or walkers.