Archive for the ‘Medicare Supplements’ Category

Medicare Supplement Insurance: Medigap Plans

Posted on: July 30th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

UnitedHealth Group 2nd Quarter Results

Posted on: July 20th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

Health insurance company, UnitedHealth Group reported a 31% increase in its second quarter net income according to the article “A Jump in Enrollment Helps UnitedHealth” by The Associated Press on the NY Times website.  The increase of enrollment has helped considerably and results are better than Wall Street expected. Total enrollment for UnitedHealth is up [...]

AARP Medicare Supplements And Their Benefits

Posted on: July 8th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

Secure Horizons’ Free Community Meetings

Posted on: June 30th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

New Medicare Supplement Insurance Plans

Posted on: June 15th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]

Humana Health Insurance

Posted on: June 10th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

If you turn 65 this year you may qualify for Medicare and Humana Health Insurance is an excellent recourse to learn more about your benefit options.  You can enroll in a Humana Medicare plan with extra benefits and more options than Original Medicare.  You can even compare and enroll in a program online. Shopping for [...]

AARP Medicare Supplements Undergoing Changes

Posted on: May 24th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

AARP Medicare supplements and other Medigap policies are undergoing some changes starting June 1 according to the article “Medigap Changes May Be A Time to Shop” by Teresa McUsic on star-telegram.com.  This may be a great time for seniors to shop around and see if they can save any money on their health insurance rates. [...]

Medicare Supplement: Early Retiree Reinsurance Program

Posted on: May 13th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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

Posted on: May 5th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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

Posted on: April 20th, 2010 by ymedina No Comments

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 [...]