Consumers should beware of changes in Medicare plans
SAN ANTONIO — Most seniors stay with the same Medicare plans year after year without shopping around for the best deals, experts say. The volume of health-plan marketing materials arriving in the mail each fall can be overwhelming and the myriad of choices confusing. But consumers staying the course might find, come Jan. 1, that certain features of their tried and true Medicare plans have changed regardless. That’s why it’s important to read the annual notices of change, which they should have received by Sept. 30 — a document showing adjustments to premiums, co-pays and out-of-pocket costs, as well as any revisions to provider networks for 2015…Read More