There are 17 days remaining in the 2012 open enrollment period for Medicare health plans, and this includes Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug Plans). Community CCRx PDP (Prescription Drug Plan) is a federal qualified plan that is offered by the following organizations that contract directly with the government to offer: Silverscript Insurance Company, and Pennsylvania [...]
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Regence MedAdvantage by Regence Blue Shield
We are in the midst of Medicare open enrollment — which runs through December 7th this year — so we thought we would profile a number of Medicare Advantage plans for our readers. The first of these such plans is Regence Medadvantage, a Medicare Advantage PPO offered by Regence Blue Shield of Washington. There are [...]
Reminder: Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Earlier This Year
Many Medicare beneficiaries are not aware that open enrollment starts this Saturday, October 15th and runs through December 7th, 2011. Between Medicare enrollment and Medicare supplement information, seniors are feeling overwhelmed. Medicare.gov has done it’s best to educate consumers on the important dates they should know to help them plan. As of October 1, new [...]
Medicare Advantage Plans Lose in 2012
Medicare Advantage plans will be losing some funds starting in 2012 which is the opposite of what was announced previously. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says Medicare Advantage Plans are scheduled to receive a .16% cut in reimbursement in 2012. The article “Medicare Advantage Plans to Get Less in 2012″ by Emily [...]
Medicare Supplement Insurance Doesn’t Cover Everything
Health care reform is causing big changes to Medicare and Medicare supplement insurance over the next few years but one thing will most likely remain: misconceptions about Medicare. The article “Retiree Money Myths: Where Thinking Goes Wrong and How to Plan for a Better Retirement Reality” by Dave Carpenter on Green Field Reporter, states that [...]
Medicare Checklist
Medicare.gov offers a convenient checklist of six things you should do once you become eligible for Medicare. This is very useful for newly eligible Medicare recipients who do not know where to start. Here is a brief overview of the recommended steps: Fill out the Initial Enrollment Questionnaire Fill out an Authorization form Make a [...]
Deadline for Selecting Medicare Plans Approaching
Many American senior citizens are meeting with Medicare specialists through their senior center or nursing home to get help sifting through all of the Medicare options according to the article “Dec 31 is Deadline for Selecting Medicare Plans” by Richard Salit on ProJo.com. Medicare counselors are readily available to go over plans in details with [...]
UnitedHealthcare Medicare
UnitedHealthcare has annouced their 2011 Medicare Plans to the public earlier this month according to the press release released by Business Wire on MarketWatch.com. The Medicare plans include a comprehensive range of health care and prescription drug coverage looking to best suit Medicare beneficiaries across the country. Currently, UnitedHealthcare health insurance offers its Medicare Advantage [...]
Medicare Prescription Drug Rebate
One of the new improvements in the health care reform benefiting seniors on Medicare is the closing of the “doughnut hole” in Medicare prescription drug plans according to the article on secondact.com by Mark Miller about The Medicare Prescription Drug Rebate. The “doughnut hole” of Medicare is the coverage gap that begins when a drug [...]
Secure Horizons and Their Medicare Plans
Finding a full package of Medicare that is right for you can be very challenging, but UnitedHealthcare makes it a little easier for Medicare eligible applicants. Not only does UnitedHealthcare have their own line of Medicare plans and Medicare Advantage plans through Secure Horizons, but they back plans through AARP. AARP Medicare Supplements offer all [...]
