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, ...
Category: Medicare Part D Articles
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 ...
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 reti ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: January 2012
Q: I’ve been filling my mother’s prescriptions at the same pharmacy without a problem and charged the same co-payment every month. In November when I picked up her prescription, I was charged the full price of the drug. ...
44% Of Seniors At Risk Of Hitting Doughnut Hole And Uncovered Drug Costs In 2012
As many as four out of every ten Medicare beneficiaries who do not receive low-income assistance may be at risk of hitting the Part D doughnut hole and uncovered drug costs in 2012. According to a new online survey condu ...
Best Ways to Save: Two Million Seniors Missing Out On Help With Drug Costs
About two million low-income seniors are eligible for extra benefits to cover drug costs but are not taking advantage of them, says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Medicare beneficiaries who qualify for ...
Are You Paying Too Much For Your Medicare Health & Drug Plan?
New EARLY Deadline For Switching Medicare Plans — December 7th! Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs are one of the biggest expenses you have in retirement. Seniors routinely spend one-third or even more of thei ...
Congressional Corner: By Representative Fred Upton (MI-6)
The Board of Trustees for Social Security and Medicare recently released a bombshell of a report that shows this essential health safety net is coming apart at the seams. The report estimates the Medicare trust fund wil ...
Would Plan Save Medicare or “End” It?
Would a House budget plan to overhaul Medicare save money or simply shift more of the costs now paid by the government to Medicare beneficiaries? The fiscal year 2012 plan recently passed by the U.S. House contains ...
“Safer Than Dealing Drugs” — The $70 Billion Medicare Ripoff
Each day Medicare processes 4 million claims and pays out $1 billion. According to government experts, the federal government could save as much as $70 billion a year by cracking down on fraud. The key, they, say is pr ...
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