Doctor’s Advice…Get Traditional Medicare…What’s That?

Good Morning Toni:     

Have been reading your column for over a year and now I need some Medicare help.  I am retiring and turning 65 in October.  I had a triple bi-pass in April of this year.  Last week I talked with the office manager at my cardiologist’s office about me getting on Medicare and what I should do.  She said for me to enroll in “Traditional Medicare”.  I have no idea what “Traditional Medicare” is?

Could you please explain this and make it easy to understand?  I do not want to enroll in the wrong plan and help me shape my Medicare.  Thank You, Samuel

Hello Samuel:

I will make this as simple as I can.  I have consulted with confused Americans who have a PHD in higher education and understanding Medicare just frustrates them.  It can make a grown man want to “cry”!

I sense confusion on this subject because doctor’s office managers advise…