Medicare Trust Fund Solvent through 2030
Kaiser Health News reports that Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, which finances about half the health program for seniors and the disabled, won’t run out of money until 2030. That’s four years...
View ArticlePart D: High Risk Drugs You Should Not Use
A client emailed me last week complaining about her Medicare Advantage plan. She said her doctor gave her a prescription for Zolpidem, a sleeping pill, and her Medicare Advantage plan said they won't...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Network Law Proposed
Medicare Advantage enrollees in Florida and Connecticut have been faced with losing their doctors or local hospital when their Advantage plan cut its network. Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro of...
View ArticleMedicare and AHCCCS: What’s going on?
The state of Arizona’s Medicaid program will pay the Medicare premium for people with income below $1,333 for an individual) or $1789 for a couple. I wrote about the details of this assistance last...
View ArticleMedicare and AHCCCS Clerical Error
I wrote recently about a client who was thrilled to receive notice from AHCCCS that she qualifies for additional help for her medical costs. I told her something must have changed at AHCCCS because her...
View ArticleInteresting Part D Study from Kaiser Family Foundation
A comprehensive Kaiser Family Foundation report analyzes key trends that have shaped the Medicare Part D marketplace since the program launched nine years ago. Some of their findings include the...
View ArticleApplying for Medicare: Did you change your name?
Have you changed your name after a divorce or for some other reason? That could cause some complications when you go to sign up for Medicare. Wendy is turning 65 in September and went online to sign...
View ArticleLong Wait at Social Security
Since 2011, Social Security has lost nearly 11,000 employees, and weekly field office hours have been reduced from 35 to 27. I read about this in LifeHealthPro, a magazine for the insurance industry....
View ArticleMedicare Phone Numbers for Complaints and Appeals
How do you appeal to Medicare if you have been denied coverage for a medical service? How do you lodge a complaint about a provider? The United Hospital Fund provides a list of numbers for each state...
View ArticleWoman thinks she can’t afford Medicare
I was shopping on Sunday afternoon and met a woman who thinks she can’t afford Medicare. She told me she works full-time at the retail store so she can get the company health insurance. This woman is...
View ArticleHow To Get Help with Part D drug costs
People who have limited income can get help with Part D drug costs – but finding the application on the Social Security web site is not easy. There used to be a link for “Extra Help” right on the home...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage in Tucson
46 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage in Tucson, AZ. Tucson has a competitive market with 7 companies offering a total of 17 Advantage plans in 2014. The post Medicare...
View ArticleTucson Medicare Advantage Changes
Big changes are coming to Tucson Medicare Advantage plans in 2015. People enrolled in Tucson Medicare Advantage plans will be getting the news very soon. The post Tucson Medicare Advantage Changes...
View ArticleMedicare Advantage Changes
Changes are coming to Medicare Advantage for 2015. http://medicareblog.org/changes-coming-tucson-medicare-advantage-plans/ The post Medicare Advantage Changes appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
View ArticleSmall Businesses and Obamacare
NPR has an interesting story about small businesses and Obamacare in Kentucky where employers and employees ended up with better, lower-cost health insurance. Health insurance policies offered by...
View ArticleTucson Medicare Advantage Cancellations
This will be a hectic Open Enrollment Period (OEP) because there will be several Tucson Medicare Advantage cancellations. Health Net and SCAN are cancelling their Medicare Advantage special needs plans...
View ArticleIs your plan changing?
http://medicareblog.org/tucson-medicare-advantage-cancellations/ The post Is your plan changing? appeared first on Medicareblog.org.
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