Free Healthcare for seniors….in Florida
November 2009: The debate continues over Medicare Advantage and whether or not private Medicare plans are a good thing for seniors and/or Medicare. Plan information is now available on the...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform Law and Medicare
Impact on Medicare Final Health Reform Law (Senate Bill and Reconciliation) * Prescription Drugs Requires 50 percent discount on brand-name drugs in the doughnut hole, starting in 2011.Phases out the...
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Health Care Reform Law and Part D
March 2010: All the delays in passing the health care reform bill will also delay positive changes to Part D coverage. Seniors were supposed to get relief this year, but it appears that people who fall...
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Medicare Independent Payment Advisory Board
In the list of provisions included in the health care reform bills, it looks like the most important element is the Independent Payment Advisory Board, which will have the ability to set policy for...
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The Cost of Medicare
In 2008, Medicare spent $9,100, on average, for each Medicare beneficiary. Multiply that times the 46 million people enrolled in Medicare in 2008 for a total expenditure of $418 billion. Kaiser...
View ArticlePreventive Screening Tests: How often are they covered?
Medicare now has a long list of preventive screenings that are covered at no cost to the patient. But how often can you get these preventive screening tests? The answer varies from test to test. I...
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? This is an important question because it determines whether your medical bills are...
View ArticleHappy 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 ArticleMedicare Open Enrollment News
I haven’t written since the start of the Medicare Open Enrollment Period because I’ve been busy responding to calls from clients who want to change their Medicare Advantage plan or their stand-alone...
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...
View ArticlePreventive Screening Tests: How often are they covered?
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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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