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How many people are enrolled in each Medicare Advantage plan in Pima County, AZ?
Which plans are growing and which plans are losing members?
The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (OEP) is back – but it’s kind of a secret. The Medicare Advantage OEP is for people already enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans and it allows them to drop their plan to return to…
Here are the numbers for Medicare Advantage enrollment in Pima County, Arizona as of January 2018. FOR 2021 NUMBERS CLICK HERE. Each year at this time, I look at Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers from the previous year and compare them…
If you are considering Medicare Advantage for your Medicare coverage, here are some things to think about: Most Medicare Advantage plans are HMOs (Health Maintenance Organizations) and have networks of doctors, hospitals, and other providers. If you go to a…
Who were the winners and losers in Tucson Medicare Advantage enrollment from 2016 to 2017? FOR 2019 NUMBERS CLICK HERE: Each year at this time, I look at Medicare Advantage enrollment data provided on the CMS website (Centers for Medicare…
For people who are unhappy with their Medicare Advantage plan, there is still a way to get out of it. That is called the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period (MADP). The Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period runs from January 1 – February 14th. After that,…
Medicare coverage for home infusion services is a problem for really sick people. Why is there no Medicare coverage for home infusion? I was checking on this because a young woman called me and asked if I could find her…
I’m checking in on my Medicare clients because the Medicare Open Enrollment Period is coming up. I try to call many of my clients to see if they are happy with their Medicare Advantage plan because this is the time…
Observation status with Medicare Advantage can cost you a lot of money. If you go to the hospital, you might start out in the Emergency Room and your co-pay would be $75 – even if they do lots of tests…
If you are turning 65 and transferring from an individual health plan to Medicare, BEWARE! You might find yourself the victim of Medicare Advantage auto enrollment. I just read an article in Kaiser Health News that says: With Medicare’s specific…
A Medicare Advantage report by the Kaiser Family Foundation examines the enrollment growth in Medicare Advantage plans around the country. Enrollment in the private plans reached 17.6 million in 2016 and is increased in almost all states over the past year.…
Each year at this time I like to look at Medicare Advantage enrollment in Tucson and which plans added members and which ones lost from one year to the next. Tucson (Pima County) has lots of competition in the Medicare…
Don’t make this Medicare Advantage Dis-Enrollment Mistake.
Have you heard that Medicare Advantage plans have no future? If that is true, why are the biggest insurance companies buying Medicare Advantage plans?
Centene to Buy HealthNet….unless United steps in and offers more for Health Net.
Big players in the Medicare Advantage market are looking at buying their competitors – or being bought by them. How will that affect Medicare Advantage plans in the future?
I got a call from a client who is very annoyed by phone calls from her Medicare Advantage plan asking her to agree to a home visit from a company nurse. Asta asked me if she had to comply…
How can a health savings account be used with Medicare? A client asked me this question recently. She is self-employed. She is turning 65 in July, and she has $10,000 in a health savings account (HSA). Irene enrolled in a…
If you are enrolled in an Medicare Advantage plan HMO, your primary care physician is very important.
What is your health insurance deductible and to which services does it apply?
Medicare Advantage Networks must be updated according to a new CMS rule
I have spent the last week in freezing Connecticut helping my 87-year old friend figure out her medical bills. I wrote about Julie in December when I discovered her retiree Medicare supplement plan had been changed to a Medicare Advantage…
Who were the winners and losers from the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period?
An article in Kaiser Health News says: The majority of people who signed up for Medicare Advantage plans in recent years were switching out of the traditional Medicare program, according to a recent study. The findings contradict the popular belief…
I got a phone message on Friday evening from a very upset client who said her doctor’s office told her they were having problems with her new Medicare Advantage plan.
