If you take one or more prescriptions, you may be shocked to learn how much you can save by comparing plans based on the prescriptions you use and switching drug plans, when you find a better match. This is an impo ...
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New Medicare Preventive Services Benefits — Free ! (Maybe)
Seniors are reporting that in recent years they have frequently put off visits to the doctor and other healthcare providers due to economic reasons, according to recent TSCL surveys. You may have been told that the new ...
Six Steps To Getting Six Month’s Worth Of Prescription Meds For the Cost of Two!
Recent healthcare reform legislation gradually reduces what beneficiaries must spend when they reach the Part D doughnut hole or gap in coverage. Medicare consumers who hit the doughnut hole receive a 50 percent discoun ...
Hospital “Observation Stays” Can Leave You With Uncovered Charges
With Medicare and other insurers scrambling to control costs, “observation stays” in the hospital have become a loophole that could leave you footing the bill for thousands in uncovered costs. Your hospital status — whe ...
Congressional Corner: Representative Peter Roskam (IL-6)
By Representative Peter Roskam (IL-6) philadelphia eagles quarterback michael Medicare, the government healthcare safety net for seniors, processes $460 billion of claims every year — as much as 10% of which turn out to ...
Deficit Reduction Proposal Would Clobber Seniors With Medigap
By Mary Johnson President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recently voted in favor of changes that would saddle some of the oldest and sickest seniors, with potentially thousands in new out-of-pocket costs annually if they r ...
Social Security & Medicare Cuts Part Of Deficit Plan
Social Security and Medicare are the targets of a growing number of new budget plans aimed at reducing federal spending. President Obama’s Fiscal Commission recently voted 11-7 to cut Social Security benefits for all se ...
At Medicare, Mum’s The Word
By Mary Johnson For the past 16 years, Medicare premium and deductible information has been routinely released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in September or October. But for reasons yet to be f ...
TSCL Supports Special Extension Of Open Enrollment Period
Healthcare costs are exploding for unsuspecting seniors this year. Millions of Medicare Part D enrollees are impacted by a new government policy that required Part D insurers to reduce the number of plans they offered i ...
Five Healthcare Reform Changes That Affect Your 2011 Medicare Coverage
Healthcare reform legislation made vast changes to Medicare. Although new benefits have been widely touted in the media, there are also new costs and other caveats to watch for. Here’s a closer look: • Changes in Medi ...
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