Medicare Advantage
You’re not stuck with a bad Advantage plan
Are you unhappy with your Medicare Advantage health plan? If so, this is the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period which runs from January 1 – March 31 each year. You can switch to a different Medicare Advantage Plan or switch…
Ask Rusty – For Some Simple Guidance About Medicare
Dear Rusty: I’m nearing 68 years old, have never signed up for Medicare but thinking that I should look into it. I’m currently covered by my wife’s health insurance through her employer. I would greatly appreciate some simple guidance regarding…
Do you want to ditch your Advantage Plan?
The open enrollment period allows people already on Medicare to switch to a different plan that suits their needs better or add prescription coverage to their existing plan. Should you drop your Medicare Advantage plan and go to the original…
Are there trade-offs to Medicare Advantage plans?
How does Medicare open enrollment work? The open enrollment period allows people already on Medicare to switch to a different plan that suits their needs better or add prescription coverage to their existing plan. Should you enroll in a Medicare…
Learn more about Medicare and determine the type of coverage you’ll need
Medicare is an essential health insurance program serving millions of Americans; it is the second largest program in the federal budget. With all the money spent on Medicare, a total of $917 billion in 2020, Medicare only covers specific services…
Medicare “homebound requirement” for Home Health Benefits Addressed in S. 3545
Last week, the Home Health Payment Innovation Act — S. 3545–was introduced with an objective of amending the Social Security Act to “loosen” the homebound stipulations governing the eligibility for home health care benefits for Medicare Advantage participants. HOme Health Care…
Social Security Benefits and Health Care Expense Trends: A 2019 Respite?
Bernice Napach, senior writer at ThinkAdvisor, provides an analysis of current statistics on Social Security benefits and the portion that is consumed by health care costs. Following a jump in 2018, a year in which the Senior Citizen League reports…