Articles
- Legislative Update: April 2012 Advisor
Medicare’s Doctor Payment Formula Breeds Uncertainty By Legislative Analyst, Jessie Gibbons Fourteen times in the last ten years, lawmakers have voted to override mandated pay cuts to doctors who accept Medicare patients. Just three months ago,...
- Best Ways To Save: When Should You Enroll In Medicare?
Failure to enroll in Medicare on time can cost you thousands in extra Medicare premium penalties during the course of your retirement. (See examples in “The High Cost Of Delaying Medicare Enrollment”) Medicare’s exhausting perplexity raises the c...
- The High Cost Of Delaying Medicare Enrollment
By Mary Johnson Do you turn 65 this year? Are you or your spouse still working and receiving health insurance benefits from a current employer? Are you age 65 or older now, but haven’t signed up for Medicare Parts A, B and/or Part D yet? If you sa...
- Medicare Remains Focus of Attention to Cut Federal Spending
By Mary Johnson Analysts say that deeper Medicare cuts may be back on the table by the end of the year. One of the most controversial proposals would convert Medicare into a system called “premium support.” Under the proposal, the government wou...
- Over 65? Prevent Big Medicare Penalty Costs - Sign Up Now During Annual General Enrollment Period
Alexandria, VA (February 6, 2012) Are you age 65 or older? Have you signed up for Medicare Part B yet? Skipping Medicare enrollment, because it seems less expensive to go with employer coverage by taking either retiree medical benefits or wit...