Let’s do a ZOOM MEETING to talk about your Medicare options. If you have a computer or i-pad, we can meet online and I can explain your Medicare choices. It’s almost like a face-to-face meeting. Due to COVID-19 and social…
Here is an introduction to your Medicare choices for 2020. The video explains how Medicare works, Medicare supplements, Part D, and Medicare Advantage.
I HATE MEDICARE PART D DRUG PLANS!! I have said this before, but it is even more true today. What a stupid, confusing, inefficient program! Now is the time (October 15 – December 7) to review your drug coverage if…
People with income below certain levels can get help with Medicare costs, their Medicare Part B premium, and even their co-pays for medical care. Medicare help is provided by your state under the federally-funded Medicare Savings Program. You apply for…
FEBRUARY 2019: Every year at this time I look at the Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers for Pima County in Arizona (Tucson). The last Annual Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7) was a busy one with thousands of people changing…
Here is information on how to pay your Medicare premium. If you are collecting Social Security, your Medicare premium (for Part B) will be taken out of your Social Security Check. How to pay your Medicare premium if you are…
Can you change your Part D plan at this time of year? It depends on a number of factors – and if you have a Medicare Advantage plan vs a stand-alone part D plan.
What does Medicare cost? Most people think their $134 Medicare Part B premium covers the cost of their Medicare – but they are very wrong. You can see from the charts below that there are three parts to Medicare: Part…
The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) has released their budget plan for fiscal year 2019 – and it is bad news for Medicare and Social Security. According to Republicans: Curbing spending is the only way to control our deficits and…
