Which to Choose: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
Medicare Advantage plans, like traditional Medicare, are funded by the federal government, but they are offered though private insurance companies, which receive a set payment for each enrollee.
The proportion of eligible Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans has hit 48 percent.
Which is better: Medicare or Medicare Advantage?
Credit... Kenny Holston for The New York Times Unlike most Medicare Advantage plans, traditional Medicare does not include drug coverage.