Medicare Advantage is a Medicare-approved plan from a private company that offers an alternative to Original Medicare for your health and drug coverage. These “bundled” plans include Part A, Part B, and usually Part D.

In most cases, you can only use doctors who are in the plan’s network.

In many cases, you may need to get approval from your plan before it covers certain drugs or services.

Plans may have lower out-of-pocket costs than Original Medicare.

Plans may offer some extra benefits that Original Medicare doesn’t cover—like vision, hearing, and dental services.