If you are over age 65, you are probably aware that Medicare health plan open enrollment time is upon us (October 15 – December 7). Furthermore, If you are in the process of researching plans here is a resource that might save you time. Medicarehealthplan.org has repackaged the annual NCQA national ratings of Medicare health [...]
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HealthAmerica Insurance Kiosks
HealthAmerica, has opened retail health insurance kiosks at 9 Pittsburgh area malls to answer questions and sell health insurance policies to individual health insurance customers as well as those over age 65 shopping for a Medicare health plan. The HealthAmerica kiosks can be found at the following malls: Beaver Valley Mall, Clearview Mall, Monroeville Mall, [...]
Change In Medicare Open Enrollment Causing Confusion
Stuart Millard, a Certified Financial Planner, who heads Senior Insurance Solutions in Massachusetts says most people are confused by Medicare and very few are aware of the changes in open enrollment. According to the article “Key Change Could Screw Up Your 2012 Medicare” by Susan Ladika on FoxBusiness.com, many seniors are very accustomed to waiting [...]
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 [...]
Top Medicare Health Plans in Ohio
If you are an Ohio resident and shopping for a Medicare Health Plan during open enrollment, which begins October 15 this year, check out this page for a nice ranking of the top plans http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/ohio.html. They did a nice job of repackaging the annual rankings created by NCQA into a much more readable and user [...]
Medicare Changes Surprise Seniors
A recent survey shows that about two-thirds of seniors are unaware that the Medicare enrollment period has been moved. This could end up costing them if the information doesn’t get to them in time. The Medicare enrollment period opens October 15th instead of November. If beneficiaries do not enroll by December 7th, they will have [...]
Top Medicare Health Plans In Florida
A great ranking of the top Medicare Health Plans in Florida can be found at http://www.medicarehealthplan.org/medicare-advantage/plan-ratings/florida.htm. These rankings were developed by the NCQA, and published in a very user friendly way here. To summarize, the top Florida Medicare Health Plans are 1. Capital Health Plan 2. Health First Health Plan 3. AvMed Health Plans 4. [...]
Medicare Excluded From First Round Cuts
The debt deal has been worked on for weeks now and it looks like Congress has come to an agreement. The debt-ceiling compromise will have short term as well as long term effects on all Americans according to the article “Students, Seniors May Feel Impact of Debt Deal” by Sandra Block of USA Today. The [...]
Kentucky Medicaid Firms Chosen
The governor of Kentucky, Steven Beshear, has announced the new Medicaid contracts that hope to save residents a lot of money in general funds. It’s estimated to save taxpayers about $375 million in general funds and $1.3 billion in all funds in the next three years. Kentucky health insurance needs these savings to stay competitive [...]
Health Insurance for Dental Care Lacking
More and more people each year are passing up their important annual dentist visit, and fear isn’t the only reason. Millions of people are struggling to afford a simple cleaning at the dentist during these tough economic times, and many health insurance companies do not offer dental coverage which needs to change. Oral health is [...]
