It is that time of year again, and I’m not talking about the holiday season. It is open enrollment time for US senior on Medicare. And of course, when I say seniors, I also mean seniors and disabled people who are eligable for medicare health plans. Since medicare does not cover 100% of a person’s [...]

According to CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid), Medicare Open Enrollment will begin November 15. Their advice is to:

Prepare - Gather Information On Current Prescriptions, Health Care Providers, etc. In other words, review the past year, and how your current health coverage worked out for you.
Compare plans in your local area on cost, coverage, and [...]

As you know, no two people have the same DNA or fingerprints! We also have different financial situations and health conditions. Your individual needs determine the best Medicare Health plan for you, and NOT some one size fits all deal that many ads would have you believe. Medicare Supplements with a higher premium, but that [...]

Congress will vote this week to consider legislation to reauthorize and expand SCHIP — the program to provide children’s health insurance to lower income families. I’m all for insurancing kids! However, along with the proposed expansion to the children’s program, congress will also consider changes to Medicare Advantage plans that have provided expanded healthcare benefits [...]

Congress will vote this week to consider legislation to reauthorize and expand SCHIP — the program to provide children’s health insurance to lower income families. I’m all for insurancing kids! However, along with the proposed expansion to the children’s program, congress will also consider changes to Medicare Advantage plans that have provided expanded healthcare benefits [...]

Medicare is changing. It used to be that seniors and disabled people had Medicare Part A (Hospital) and then usually elected Medicare Part B (Medicare). Then because Medicare was never designed to cover 100 percent of a senior’s health costs, many Medicare recipients would also elect to purchase a Medicare Supplement to cover the gaps - [...]