According to the press release “Medigap Plans Providing Prescription Drug Coverage Clarifications” found on OnlinePRNews.com, the Medicare Supplement News Center is making a clarification on their website about Medigap because of an influx of confusion by consumers. Apparently, many senior citizens think that one of the missing pieces covered in Medigap insurance is traditional Medicare [...]
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The Best Health Insurance Plans
Whether you are shopping around for a HMO insurance quote or Medicare, it’s very helpful to know how various health insurance plans rank. US News, on health.usnews.com, has the Honor Roll of health plans by Avery Comarow for rankings from 2009. The rankings are based on data which was collected by The National Committee for [...]
AARP Medicare Supplements And Their Benefits
AARP Medicare supplements are offered through Secure Horizons and they are dedicated to helping their customers find the right plan with the best suited Medicare benefits. Medicare benefits can go even further with Medicare Advantage plans. AARP MedicareComplete provided from Secure Horizons is a private plan that provides all the coverage of Original Medicare and [...]
Individual Health Insurance to Keep
Americans are having a hard time finding affordable individual health insurance and some are worried they’ll be forced to give up their current health insurance plan with the enactment of the Affordable Health Care Plan. According to the article “If You Like Your Health Insurance Plan, Keep It” by Matthew R. Corso on Tribunact.com, most [...]
Secure Horizons’ Free Community Meetings
Secure Horizons by UnitedHealthcare offers free community meetings to educate consumers about Medicare with no obligation to purchase a policy. This is a great opportunity for Medicare eligible consumers to learn more about their options. Meetings are available in many areas, at various times and days of the week. You can expect an informative session [...]
Florida Medicare Health Insurance
According to the article “Medicare HMO Enrollment Surges 9% in Florida” by Lottie Watts and Carol Gentry Florida has more than 1 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in managed care plans for the first time. This is based on data recently released by the Kaiser Family Foundation. This 9% jump in membership this year is well [...]
New Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans
As of June 1, 2010 there have been two additional Medigap plans added to Medicare supplement insurance options. The article “The ABC’s of the new Medigap Plans” by Kimberly Lankford gives some details. As these two plans are added, four plans will be taken away which includes E, H, I and J. If you currently [...]
Medicare Supplement: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
The new health care reform bill will be implementing a new benefit starting June 1 called the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. This is a $5-billion federal subsidy to employers to help pay for health care for certain retired workers in the age group between 55-64 who don’t yet qualify for Medicare or a Medicare supplement [...]
Humana Medicare Health Plans
According to the Insurance News article found on lifeandhealthinsurancenews.com, EHealth is to distribute Humana Medicare products. These products will include Medicare supplements, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage through their online services from Humana Inc. EHealth, Mountain View California is the parent company of eHealthInsurance.com and they plan to offer the various [...]
Medicare Offered Through Medica Health Insurance
Medica Health Insurance has a variety of Medicare options for beneficiaries. Their program called Medica Medicare Solutions offers to fill in the gaps in what Medicare may be lacking. They offer benefits such as routine preventative care, prescription drug coverage, affordable costs, fitness classes and much more. One of the most important factors to consumers [...]
