Happy Birthday, Medicare!
48 years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill that created Medicare. Ronald Reagan, the American Medical Association, and most Republicans predicted “a thousand years of darkness” when...
View ArticleShould you enroll in Medicare Part D?
If you are turning 65 and enrolling in Medicare, you still have some decisions to make. Will you enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan? Or will you stay with Original Medicare and get a Medicare...
View ArticleDo you see the doctor or the Physician’s Assistant?
Are there enough primary care doctors in Tucson? Do you see the doctor or the Physician’s Assistant? In Arizona, Nurse Practitioners are not required to work under a physician. Medicare may soon be...
View ArticleMore Doctors are Participating in Medicare
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a report on “Access to Physicians’ Services for Medicare Beneficiaries”, which shows that physician participation in Medicare is growing. Among...
View ArticleAnnual Notice of Change coming soon. Pay attention!
Everyone enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan or a Part D plan will be receiving, by the end of September, a package of information called the Annual Notice of Change (ANOC). The ANOC is full of...
View ArticleObamacare and Medicare: Confusion
I received an interesting press release this morning that seems worth sharing. New research finds many seniors wrongly think public health insurance exchanges are replacing Medicare plans. ST. LOUIS,...
View ArticlePreventive Screening Tests: How often are they covered?
How often can you get preventive screening tests? The answer varies from test to test. The post Preventive Screening Tests: How often are they covered? appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleHow Medicare Works with Other Insurance
How does Medicare work with other insurance coverage, such as a group health plan from a former employer or union? The post How Medicare Works with Other Insurance appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleDoctors Are Not Dropping Medicare
Don’t believe the rumors about doctors no longer taking Medicare patients. The numbers don’t lie. Here are some infographics from the Kaiser Family Foundation that show the reality. Here is a map of...
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