An Impartial Look at Medicare Advantage Plans
With all the different opinions going around right now about Medicare Advantage plans, I thought I’d find an article to share with you all that gives a relatively objective opinion. Victoria Bailey on Health Payer Intelligence has written a very good, non-partisan...
A Little Clarity on Prior Authorization
I recently came across a great article, written by a friend of Adams Insurance, and I thought it was so well written that I reached out to the author for permission to post it here. I thought, why try to put in my own words, when she has done an excellent job already...
What Do You Enjoy?
Edith Sitwell once said, “My personal habits include reading, listening to music and silence.” I like to read. For fun, I prefer to read cowboy books. And as some of you know, I like to write. Over the past few months most of my reading has been about Medicare rule...
Time to Review Your Medicare
Today’s blog is super short. Millions of American are missing out on their best Medicare options. Why is that? From an article I just read, a recent survey showed that 36% of Medicare beneficiaries spend less than one hour a year reviewing their benefits. The other...
New Numbers for a New (Medicare) Year
Hmm. Talk about irony. As I'm writing this post it is the 13th of October, and this is my 13th blog post since I started doing them earlier this year. I think these unique moments are kind of cool. Enough about that. Today I finally have the new numbers for Medicare...
Beware of Medicare Sharks
If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. My phone rang while I was at home for lunch. Silly me, I picked up the call and said, “Hello?” The voice on the other side said, “Good afternoon. My name is Camille. I am calling because we see that you are not...
Understanding Your Plan
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been telling you about and explaining those things that Original Medicare does not cover. Thus far, I’ve talked about the most common health care issues people ask me about. The four things I’ve written about so far include dental,...
Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover – Extra Benefits
Ancillary (Extra) Benefits of Medicare Advantage Plans Over the past couple of months, I’ve been discussing the things Original Medicare does not cover. The key items original Medicare does not cover include dental, vision, hearing and chiropractic. There are several...
Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover – Chiropractic Therapy
Last week I flipped the table and discussed something that Original Medicare does cover that Medicare Advantage does not: Hospice care. Not to fear, if you have a Medicare Advantage plan and Hospice care becomes necessary, your hospice care will still be covered. It...
Medicare and Hospice Care
The past several weeks I’ve been discussing the things Original Medicare (Parts A & B) does not cover, like dental, vision and hearing. This week I am flipping the coin and discussing something that is covered by Original Medicare. Hospice care. Hospice care is...