Are You Eligible For Prescription Advantage?

Updated: April 12, 2024 at 9:39 am

Prescription AdvantageWhat concerns you the most about your health care? That is what we thought: your rising prescription drug medication! Rising drug costs hit seniors especially hard, since seniors are usually on a fixed income. In recent years, seniors, and the long-term disabled, have had to figure out a way to manage these increasing costs more than the average working family. If you are a senior or a disabled person living in Massachusetts, there may be a solution. What if I told you there is a way you can lower your prescription drug costs? Significantly in most cases. In this article, we discuss Massachusetts’ Prescription Advantage program and its eligibility rules. Don’t think you can qualify? Think again.

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10 Things You Need To Know About Your New Medicare Card

Updated: April 12, 2024 at 9:39 am

New Medicare Card
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In April 2018, the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) started mailing new Medicare cards to beneficiaries. The new Medicare card program ends in April 2019. Likely, you have not received your new Medicare card yet. It will have a different look and feel than the one you have been carrying around in your wallet or purse over the last several years. What has changed and why is this important? That is what we discuss today. In this article, we discuss the 10 things you need to know about your new Medicare card.

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Your Do Over: The Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MAOEP) | Understand Your Options So You Can Maximize Your Plan

Updated: April 12, 2024 at 9:39 am

MADPIf you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you may have heard of the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (MAOEP).

Nope. It’s not the Annual Open Enrollment Period.

The MAOEP starts January 1st and runs until March 31st.

It is during this time you can disenroll from your Medicare Advantage plan.

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How To Coordinate VA Benefits And Medicare The Right Way | Understand Your Situation To Make The Best Decision

Updated: April 12, 2024 at 9:40 am

Sign for Department of Veterans AffairsVeterans: first, we thank you for your service. If you are approaching age 65, or beyond this age already, you might be wondering about Medicare and how it works with your Veteran’s Affairs (VA) benefits. It can be tricky and mistakes happen.

The good news? You have options for your health insurance. The bad news? Yes, it can be confusing. In this article, we discuss how your VA benefits work with Medicare. Continue reading How To Coordinate VA Benefits And Medicare The Right Way | Understand Your Situation To Make The Best Decision

How To Choose The Right Medicare Insurance Plan

Updated: April 12, 2024 at 9:40 am

Medicare written on a speechbubbleI had a Medicare beneficiary once say to me, “John, this is all a maze. It is so confusing. No wonder why people don’t know what they have or make mistakes.” He was referring to the Medicare insurance selection process. If you don’t know what our practice is about, we really focus on educating our clients so they can understand how the options selected. The same holds true for selecting your Medicare plan. If you choose the right Medicare insurance plan, I guarantee you will save a TON of money over your lifetime. How do you do this? We discuss that here. In this article, we discuss how to choose the right Medicare insurance plan. Continue reading How To Choose The Right Medicare Insurance Plan