Lenaneo le tummeng la meriana la Medicare le sebeletsa batho ba fetang limilione tse 42 'me le lefella litaelo tse fetang tse' nè ho naha ka bophara. Sebelisa sesebelisoa sena ho fumana le ho bapisa lingaka le bafani ba bang Karolong ea D ea 2016. Litaba tse amanang le tsona »
Ka 2011, bafani ba litšebeletso tsa bongaka ba 41 ba fane ka chelete e fetang $ 5 milione ho litaelo tsa meriana. Ka 2014, palo ena e ile ea nyolohela ho 514. Bala haholoanyane »
Lintlha tse fanoeng ke ngaka tse fanoeng ke melemo ea meriana ea Medicare (eo ho thoeng ke Karolo ea D) e hlophisitsoe le ho hatisoa ke mokhatlo oa 'muso oa Medicare le Medicaid Services, mokhatlo oa federal o ikarabellang bakeng sa lenaneo. Lintlha tsa 2016 li kenyelletsa litaelo tse fetang limilione tse likete tse 1.5 tse fanoeng ke lingaka, baoki le bafani ba bang ba limilione tse 1.1. Sebaka sa polokelo ea boitsebiso se thathamisa bafani ba bophelo bo botle ba 460,000 ba faneng ka litaelo tse 50 kapa ho feta bakeng sa bonyane moriana o le mong selemong seo. Litaelo tse fetang kotara tse tharo tsa meriana ena li fuoa bakuli ba lilemo li 65 le ho feta. Ba bang kaofela ke bakuli ba holofetseng. mokhoa"
Haeba u le mofani oa litšebeletso 'me u nahana hore aterese ea hau e fosahetse, ka kopo sheba lenane le entsoeng ho foromo ea ngoliso ea "Country Provider Identifier". Haeba o fetola lenane, ka kopo romella molaetsa ho [Tsireletso ea Imeile] 'me re tla ntlafatsa lintlha tsa hau. Haeba u na le lipotso tse ling mabapi le data ena, ka kopo romella molaetsa ho [Tsireletso ea Imeile].
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