The Medicare Moment
With My Medicare Why Can’t I Purchase My Medications Where I Want To?
We get this question from folks who are signing up for Original Medicare with a Supplement or Medigap with a Part D prescription plan or assigning their Medicare benefits to a Medicare Advantage Plan. The answer is that on most prescription plans you can go just about...
Medicare Minute: The New Medicare Numbers are IN!
We have been waiting anxiously for final numbers for the new Medicare rates and some of you will be affected and some will not. If you are currently taking your Social Security benefits you will still have the Medicare Part B $104.90 taken out of your Social...
Health Tip of the Month
Our monthly feature of news and info to make your life easier and your money work harder, so you’re healthy all the time! Durable Medical Equipment. What is it and how do I get it if I need it? Durable Medical Equipment (DME) covers Medicare approved in-home medically...
Financial Tip of the Month: Ways you can now pay your Medicare Part A or B*
In the past there were only two ways to pay your Medicare Part A or B premium; Auto deduction from your monthly Social Security check. Billed quarterly by Medicare and you mail a check every three months. Finally, Medicare has gotten into the 21st Century! You now...
If you have a Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plan
(Offered only from private insurance companies) For example, if you have United Healthcare’s Medicare Prescription Drug Plan or Humana’s Wal-Mart Preferred Prescription Drug Plan and you feel that another plan may better suit your needs, you can switch during the...
Medicare Minute- Hey! I received an Increase in my Medigap Premium?
If you chose to keep Medicare A&B as your insurance coverage and have selected a Medigap plan to go with it to take care of all the gaps in financial coverage, you need to be aware of the two different ways you can receive an increase in your monthly premium. The...
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