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...
Things Medicare Doesn’t Cover – Hearing
My wife once told me I should see an audiologist. Perhaps I might need assistance with my hearing. She would say, "the TV is too loud." To which I would respond, "What?" Well, I did see an audiologist and she told me my hearing was in normal range. Of course, I just...
Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDP)
Medicare has four parts: Part A (Hospital), Part B (Medical), Part C (Medicare Advantage) and Part D (Drugs). This article is going to focus on Part D. A question I get asked frequently is, “Why would I need to pay a premium for a prescription plan if I don’t take any...