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…
Silver Plans Offer Extra Help
I just read that two million people who get help with their health insurance premiums are missing out on extra help with their deductible, co-pays, and MOOP (max out-of-pocket). They missed out because they did not sign up for a…
Working Past 65 and Medicare
Signing up for Part B can get complicated when a person works past 65. Jim had to make multiple trips to the Social Security office to prove he had employer coverage after he turned 65
Part B Premium Is Going Up in 2016
The Medicare Part B premium is going up in 2016 – way up. But this increase will not affect everyone on Medicare.
For 2016 the Part B premium is supposed to go up to $159.30 because of a complicated formula connected to what Medicare spends on Part B services.