If you are eligible for Medicare and still working, or if you have employer health insurance through your spouse, there are some rules you need to know. If you are 65 and still working – and your employer has fewer…
Medicare Advantage Dis-Enrollment Mistake
Don’t make this Medicare Advantage Dis-Enrollment Mistake.
Medicare costs for 2016
Medicare Part B premium in 2016: Most people on Medicare will not see an increase in their Part B premium. But… people who are new to Medicare in 2016, or who are not collecting Social Security, will pay a higher…
Enrollment Deadline Extended to Dec. 17
The deadline for getting health insurance that would begin on January 1 is being extended to Thursday, December 17th. The original deadline was last night at midnight, December 15th. The health insurance Open Enrollment Period runs through January 31, 2016…
Meritus Shut Down by AZ DOI
The Arizona Department of Insurance has deemed the Meritus health insurance cooperative to be insolvent and has ordered them to stop doing business as of January 1, 2016. Meritus will continue to cover the 59,000 Arizonans enrolled in its health…
Pols Fix Medicare Premium Problem
OCTOBER 30, 2015: Congress approved a budget deal that stops the Medicare Part B premium from going up to $159 in January 2016. It will only go up to $120 (from $104.90). Most people on Medicare will not get hit with…