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Each year, it’s important to review your Medicare health and drug coverage and make changes if it no longer meets your needs, or see if you could lower your out-of-pocket costs. You don’t need to enroll in Medicare each year, but you should still review your options.
What exactly is Medicaid? It’s a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with limited income and resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state, but most health care costs are covered if you qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
Turning 65 in 2022? Confused about your Medicare Options? Contact us for a consultation, we will educate you on your options.
Ask The Expert: Medicare Part B covers certain doctors' services, outpatient care, medical supplies, and preventive services.
A “Guaranteed renewable policy” is an insurance policy that can't be terminated by the insurance company unless you make untrue statements to the insurance company, commit fraud, or don't pay your premiums. All Medigap policies issued since 1992 are guaranteed renewable.
Ask The Expert: Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, care in a skilled nursing facility, hospice care, and some home health care.
Fast Fact: Approximately 70 million Americans will see a 5.9% increase in their Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments in 2022.
Medicare Part D is a program that helps pay for prescription drugs for people with Medicare who join a plan that includes Medicare prescription drug coverage.
A Medicare Special Needs Plans provides benefits and services to people with specific diseases, certain health care needs, or limited incomes. SNPs tailor their benefits, provider choices, and list of drugs (formularies) to best meet the specific needs of the groups they serve.
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson
2022 HSA limits rise to $3,650/individuals and $7,300/families. HSAs are a versatile way to save for both medical care and retirement.
Medical underwriting is the process that an insurance company uses to decide, based on your medical history, whether to take your application for insurance, whether to add a waiting period for pre-existing conditions and how much to charge you for that insurance.
Long Term Care is the type of care received either at home or in a facility, when someone needs assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing due to an accident, an illness or advancing age.
