If you have Original Medicare, in addition to the rights and protections for all people with Medicare, you have the right to:
- See any doctor or specialist (including women's health specialists), or go to any Medicare-certified hospital, that participates in Medicare.
- Get certain information, notices, and appeal rights that help you resolve issues when Medicare may not or doesn't pay for health care.
- Request an appeal of health coverage or payment decisions.
- Buy a Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap policy).
If you have Original Medicare and your provider or supplier thinks Medicare probably won’t pay for items or services, he or she may give you a written notice called an "Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage" (ABN), "Skilled Nursing Facility Advance Beneficiary Notice" (SNFABN), "Home Health Advance Beneficiary Notice" (HHABN), or "Hospital Issued Notice of Noncoverage" (HINN).
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