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Medicare open enrollment period deadline
want to change Medicare Advantage or Part D coverage? move fast: first of 2011-2012 periods ends December 7
By Linda Bergthold
Medicare Resource Center Contributor
Dr. Linda Bergthold has been a health care consultant and researcher for over 25 years. She worked on the Clinton Health Reform plan and was the head of the Obama health care blog team in 2008. She also writes for Huffington Post on health reform and insurance issues. Unless you live in a remote Alaskan village, if [...]
It’s a mad, mad Medicare system: Part 5
Free gym memberships, dental care and 'zero premiums'? Is Medicare Advantage the Cadillac of coverage?
By Glenn Tornell
Contributor/Medicare Guinea Pig
The following is the fifth report from Guest Contributor Glenn Tornell, who’s investigating the “mad, mad, mad, mad Medicare system” as a prospective enrollee and then – with any luck – a beneficiary. His fourth report on Medicare is here. Or read the entire series starting with Part 1. Want the skinny on Medicare Advantage [...]
Medicare out-of-pocket costs
ten Medicare bills you can expect to pay
By Jan Greene
Medicare Resource Center Contributor
Overall, out-of-pockets costs have grown steadily for the average Medicare recipient over the years. Medicare spending as a percentage of a person’s income has risen from 11.8 percent in 1998 to 16.2 percent in 2006.
It’s a mad, mad, Medicare system: Part 2
Medicare: a good deal for seniors, politicians and crooks
By Glenn Tornell
Contributor/Medicare Guinea Pig
Despite my delight in trashing most federal programs (unless they benefit me, of course), the bottom line, in my opinion: Medicare is spectacular deal for seniors, and …
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Medicare Advantage disenrollment
If you wish to leave your Medicare Advantage plan and sign up for Original Medicare, you can do so during the Medicare Advantage Disenrollment Period. The disenrollment period runs from Jan. 1 to Feb. 14 each year. As Original Medicare does not cover prescription drugs, you also have until Feb. 14 to join a prescription drug plan.
Disability and long-term care: What’s next?
Howard Gleckman, one of the nation’s leading experts on family caregiving and long-term care and author of Caring for our Parents, talks with Harold Pollack about the nation’s looming national disability crisis.
ACA’s CLASS Act pushed over the fiscal cliff
CLASS was designed to complement private long-term care insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and public disability programs. For Medicare recipients living in their own homes, CLASS would cover important services no one else would cover.
2012 Medicare open enrollment update
After 40 years of existence Medicare, should be getting easier to understand. Unfortunately, government programs become more complex, not easier. Changes are always afoot with the nation’s largest medical insurer, now more than ever and particularly in regard to Medicare Advantage enrollment and the rules associated with changing plans. First, to enroll in a Medicare [...]
Medicare: know your limits and your doctor
Whether you are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan, only basic Medicare, or Medicare with a supplement (or gap) plan, there are aspects of Medicare that are hidden and can bite you hard if you don’t pay attention.
What seniors should expect from ACOs
Dr. Linda Bergthold has been a health care consultant and researcher for over 25 years. She worked on the Clinton Health Reform plan and was the head of the Obama health care blog team in 2008. She also writes for The Huffington Post on health reform and insurance issues. The arrival of the New Year [...]
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