Part D is voluntary, but a penalty is assessed if a person does not enroll when they first get their Medicare. If a person turns 65 and waits five years to enroll in a Part D plan, she will pay a 50% premium penalty.
Having a Baby in Paris
I read an interesting article by a woman living in Paris. This American in Paris compares her experience having a baby in the French health care system to what she knows about the American system.
Obamacare: Medicaid Expansion does not apply to people on Medicare.
Medicaid is being expanded for people with incomes up to 133% of the federal poverty level. But this expansion does not apply to people who have Medicare.
Medicare Advantage Winners and Losers
I checked the Medicare Advantage enrollment numbers for Pima County after the most recent Open Enrollment Period (October 15 – December 7, 2013) to see how each of the plans did with their enrollments. Did some companies lose members? Did some companies gain? Were there any big winners and losers?
Obamacare: Hardship Exemption for Health Insurance Mandate
Some people will not face a penalty if they don’t get some type of health insurance in 2014. From healthcare.gov Exemptions from the payment Under certain circumstances, you won’t have to make the individual responsibility payment. This is called an…
Did you change your Part D plan for 2014?
Anyone who changed their Part D dug plan or their Medicare Advantage plan for 2014 needs to pay attention to a few things.