Understanding Your New Medicare ID Card In an effort to help reduce health care fraud and identity theft, as well as to comply with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, Medicare has changed the identification cards that are used by its enrollees – starting with eliminating beneficiaries’ Social Security numbers from the […]

While Medicare Part A and Part B (which is also commonly referred to as Original Medicare) can provide benefits for a long list of hospital services and other medical needs, unfortunately, this program can also leave many “gaps” in its coverage. These come primarily by way of deductibles, copayments, and/or coinsurance costs. If you are […]

If you are a Medicare enrollee, or you soon will be, you may be wondering just exactly what – if anything – this program offers in terms of vision and dental benefits. Unfortunately, for those who are enrolled in Original Medicare, which includes Medicare Part A and Part B, the answer is very little, if […]

If you’re age 65 or over and you are currently enrolled in Medicare for your health care coverage, then you may be able to make changes to your plan during certain times of the year that are known as Medicare enrollment periods. When you initially turned age 65, if you were already receiving retirement benefits […]

 If you are age 65 or over and you’re currently enrolled in Original Medicare (Medicare Part A and Part B), it is likely that you’ve been at least considering the purchase of a Medicare Supplement plan. Medicare Supplement insurance provides coverage for many of the “gaps” that exist in Original Medicare’s coverage, such as […]

UHC Plan G Available July 1st, 2017 The popular UHC Medicare Supplement Plan G will be available in many states across the country July 1st, 2017. This is big news because this is their first time offering a Plan G. Up until recently, folks could only buy a Plan F or N from UnitedHealthcare. Now […]

Does It Matter How Medigap Plans Are Priced? We often hear folks asking if a particular plan is community rated, age-attained, or issue age. Most folks hear these terms being thrown around by other agents who are trying to push them to buy a certain Medicare Supplement plan.. Here we will explain the differences between how […]

If you live in California and have been researching Medicare Supplement plans then you probably have heard of the “California Birthday Rule.” This rule is unique to CA and has to do with your Medicare Supplement plan. The CA Birthday Rule allows folks who currently have a Medicare Supplement plan to change companies, to a […]