{"id":52,"date":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/?p=52"},"modified":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T10:00:00","slug":"original-medicare-leaves-health-costs-uncovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/01\/original-medicare-leaves-health-costs-uncovered\/","title":{"rendered":"Original Medicare Leaves Health Costs Uncovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/cindy-corsini\/medicare-pay-2027-remotion-videos-88ce\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>When looking ahead to retirement, it\u2019s important to know that Original Medicare, while valuable, doesn\u2019t cover every health-related expense you might encounter. As someone who helps people navigate Medicare every day, I see how easy it is to overlook these gaps\u2014especially when it comes to long-term custodial care. Medicare will provide limited skilled nursing or some home health services in certain situations, but ongoing assistance in your home, assisted living, or a nursing facility isn\u2019t typically included.<\/p>\n<p>Routine dental and vision care, glasses, contacts, and hearing aids are also generally outside of standard benefits, unless there\u2019s a specific medical need. Many folks are surprised to learn that care received abroad, elective cosmetic procedures, over-the-counter supplies, routine foot care, and even some out-of-pocket comfort expenses during treatment aren\u2019t covered either, except in very narrow cases.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why I encourage anyone approaching retirement to review their options for supplemental coverage and budget thoughtfully for these likely out-of-pocket costs. Understanding where Original Medicare leaves off\u2014especially in areas like long-term care, dental, vision, and hearing\u2014can help you feel more prepared and confident as you plan for your future health and well-being.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When looking ahead to retirement, it\u2019s important to know that Original Medicare, while valuable, doesn\u2019t cover every health-related expense you might encounter. As someone who helps people navigate Medicare every day, I see how easy it is to overlook these gaps\u2014especially when it comes to long-term custodial care. Medicare will provide limited skilled nursing or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":53,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/54"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsiniinsurancesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}