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Medicare Easy Pay: Ways to Pay Your Medicare Premiums
Medicare beneficiaries who don’t collect Social Security are billed either monthly (Part A and Part D IRMAA) or quarterly (Part B). Medicare Easy Pay automatically deducts your premium each month. It’s convenient, simple, and free. This post describes how to...
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Medicare Part D Changes: What to Expect in 2020
Medicare beneficiaries first gained access to Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage in 2006. And, like the rest of the program, Medicare Part D changes – at least a little – every year. This post looks at scheduled Medicare Part...
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Traveling and Your Medicare Coverage
When you’re planning a trip, your main concerns are likely finding the best hotel, planning fun times, and figuring out the airline’s packing restrictions. If you’re leaving the country, you probably want to check your passport and whether there are...
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Why You Shouldn’t Ignore the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period
When you were a kid, you knew Christmas was coming when the letter carrier brought the toy catalog. As an adult, your mail still offers clues that something big is coming. Each fall and throughout Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP),...
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Congress Called On to Fill in the Medicare Doughnut Hole
The Medicare Part D plan is notorious for its so-called doughnut gap. The doughnut gap is the gap in coverage where beneficiaries generally start paying the full cost for their
Medicare as Auctioneers?
Peter Bach, a pulmonary specialist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has an interesting solution for some of Medicare’s problems. In an op-ed column in Wednesday’s New York Times, Bach claims
Obama “Will” Control Medicare Costs
At a recent meeting Senate sources confirmed that President Obama plans to undertake a major Medicare reform. The White House hopes that a large part of the changes will
Type of Insurance Matters in Bariatric Surgery Success Rates
US researchers announced Monday that patients with private health insurance lose more weight after having gastric bypass surgery than those covered by Medicare do. The study which surveyed data on
Only 1% of flu victims are 65 or older
According to a study done by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), only 1% of flu victims are aged 65 or older. More than 64% of the infections
Choose the Medicare plan that’s right for you
When your Original Medicare Plan kicks in, it’s time to make some other decisions relative to your health. Being informed about your options can help you make a better decision.
Medicare Buzz Words Everyone Should Know
Medicare, like standard health insurance can be very confusing, especially if you don’t know what half the words mean. Part A: Hospital insurance– helps pay for hospice care, inpatient hospital
Have you enrolled in Medicare Part D yet?
The deadline for Medicare Part D enrollment is approaching fast so if you haven’t already, it’s time to review your current Medicare plan to make sure it still offers the