Medicare Supplemental Insurance (also called Medigap) helps consumers cover the financial “gap” created between Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B insurance plans. This white paper will help clarify what a Medigap policy covers, who might benefit from having the policy and how to make an educated purchase of a Medigap policy. Medicare is a … Read more
The popularity of Medicare Advantage programs is on the rise. Medicare officials project that enrollment in these private alternatives to regular Medicare will spike by more than 11 percent next year, accounting for 37 percent of total Medicare beneficiaries. Seniors are drawn to Medicare Advantage by the attractive blend of lower premiums and enhanced benefits … Read more
Medicare Open Enrollment for 2019 is underway. Americans 65 and older have until December 7th to either enroll in Medicare or to switch from one plan to another. But what if you’re Medicare-eligible and still employed full-time, receiving health care benefits through your employer? Does Medicare affect you? The answer is yes – but like … Read more
Earlier this year we wrote about a host of new features and benefits that Congress and the Trump Administration had decided to allow in Medicare Advantage plans. Now that open enrollment is here, we thought it would be a good idea to revisit this issue to help our AgingOptions blog readers know what questions to … Read more
What do all the roughly 60 million Medicare beneficiaries in America have in common? Every single one is slated to receive a new Medicare card between now and April 2019. And because of that, every single one is a target for scam artists dead set on using the rollout of the new cards as a … Read more
Fall is here, arriving this past week. That means football games, chilly nights, falling leaves, and that other familiar autumn ritual – Medicare open enrollment. Whether you’re completely satisfied with your current coverage or eager to make a change, this is the season when you really need to do your homework and make your choices. … Read more
With millions of people relying on Social Security or Medicare, scammers target audiences who are looking for program and benefit information. Online and otherwise, there’s a lot of information out there, and sometimes it’s difficult to tell what sources are credible. The law that addresses misleading Social Security and Medicare advertising prohibits people or … Read more
If you want to start a heated debate among retirees, get them started on the relative merits of Medicare versus Medicare Advantage. Talk about strong opinions! One person has nothing good to say about Medicare Advantage and is an outspoken advocate for traditional Medicare, while the next person is just as vehement but in precisely … Read more
Changes are On the Way for Medicare Advantage – but Don’t Celebrate Too Soon, Says New York Times The announcement came a few months ago (and we wrote about it on the Aging Options blog back in April): Medicare Advantage plans were about to change, expanding to offer a whole host of new services … Read more
Every year in September the CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) sends out it’s annual review of “all things Medicare,” called Medicare & You. This fall some 43 million copies of this annual guide will land in the mailboxes of U.S. households. But according to this recent PBS News Hour report, three leading senior … Read more
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