by Joshua | Feb 23, 2013 | Lost Medicare Card, Medicare, Medicare Insurance Professionals, Medicare News
So, you are headed to a doctor appointment and suddenly you realize that your Medicare card is missing. Great! You don’t have time for this! Your appointment is in ten minutes and it is a twenty minute drive to the doctors office. You are running behind already… panic...
by Joshua | Feb 5, 2013 | Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange News, Individual and Family Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Insurance Professionals
A recent article from the Washington Posts Wonkblog suggests health care costs are postponing retirement for a lot of folks. One reason naturally is the costs. Another reason is fear of the costs. Depending on where you live and what your situation is the cost of...
by Joshua | Jan 31, 2013 | C and D, Medicare, Medicare Insurance Professionals, Medicare News, Part D plans, PDP, Prescription Drug Plans
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed intermediate sanctions on SilverScript Insurance Company to stop enrollment and marketing. SilverScript plans currently have the third-largest membership in the region. SilverScript Insurance Company is a...
by Joshua | Jan 31, 2013 | C and D, Medicare, Medicare Insurance Professionals, Medicare News, Medicare Part B, Medicare Parts A, Part A, Part B
Beneficiaries eligible for their Initial Coverage Election Period (ICEP) are sometimes told that they should elect medical coverage at the beginning of their 7-month window, but can defer their decision to elect Part D until the end of the election period. CMS grants...
by Joshua | Jan 25, 2013 | Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange News, Medicare, Medicare Insurance Professionals, Medicare News, Smoking and Health Insurance
Usually we write about Medicare topics here, but for many of the married couples we talk to one spouse often needs individual insurance for a year or two before going on Medicare. This “pre-65” individual insurance is getting much more expensive for some people. We...
