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Do You Know How to Apply for Medicare?
For most of your life, people didn’t have to apply for Medicare. They were automatically enrolled when they turned 65 and became eligible for Social Security. That all changed in 1983, when President Reagan signed legislation to raise the retirement...
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Take Advantage of Medicare Preventive Screenings
In recent years, most health insurance companies began covering a variety of preventive screenings and services, often at no cost to the beneficiary. The reason is simple: Preventive healthcare is much cheaper than treatment. Medicare and other insurers joined with...
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Does Medicare Cover Coronavirus Testing?
For the first time in a century, the world faces a new pandemic. In recent weeks, every headline seems to be about the coronavirus. Unfortunately, with the situation changing daily – and sometimes hourly – there is a lot of...
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How to Compare Plans Using the Medicare 5 Star Rating System
Trying to choose between Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Part D drug plans can feel overwhelming. Private insurers offer these plans, which means that costs and coverage differ, sometimes dramatically, for each plan. It’s also difficult to know how well...
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Using Technology to Stay Connected with Loved Ones
It isn’t that long ago that the average American was born, lived, and died within a 50-mile radius. Today, of course, our society is much more mobile. We may move
What Is Medicare Supplement Insurance: Everything You Need to Know about Medigap
Medicare offers beneficiaries a wide variety of benefits, but it doesn’t pay for everything. If you manage a chronic condition (or more than one) or visit multiple doctors regularly, those
Medicare Claim Reimbursement: How to Request Payment from Medicare
Medicare Claim Reimbursement: How to Request Payment from Medicare If you’d rather wait in line at the DMV than call your insurance company, you’re in luck with Medicare. The entire
Colorectal Cancer Risk Factors: Lowering Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a time when healthcare providers and people in the media work to raise awareness of this terrible – yet highly preventable – disease. We
Creating Your Personal Health Record
A personal health record (PHR) is a great way to keep all of your health information in one place. Unlike the electronic health records your providers keep, you update and
Multiple Sclerosis and Medicare: What MS Services Does Medicare Cover?
Commonly known as MS, multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the patient’s immune system attacks his or her central nervous system (CNS). Specifically, MS targets myelin, a substance that
Shingrix: Everything You Need to Know About the New Shingles Vaccine
In January 2018, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) released its findings about Shingrix, a new shingles vaccine. Their recommendations were strongly favorable and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Alternative Relief for the Common Cold
When the weather’s cold, rainy, or snowy (or all three), many of us spend more time indoors with the doors and windows closed. Unfortunately, that lack of fresh air increases
9 Medigap Myths Debunked
Medicare Supplement Insurance, commonly referred to as Medigap, helps pay some of the costs not covered by Original Medicare. Unfortunately, Medigap can be very confusing (not unlike the rest of