Throughout our lifetimes, we enroll in health insurance for a variety of reasons. It gives us access to doctors and provides preventive care and screenings for early detection of medical conditions. There’s no question, however, that the main reason we buy health insurance is to...
There are two ways to access Medicare coverage: Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans. Currently, 58 million people in the United States are enrolled in Medicare --- of which 19 million are enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans. Obviously there is a great confusion about all things Medicare....
Hospice is a program of care and support for people who are terminally ill. The focus of hospice care is on ensuring patient comfort, and not on curing an illness. In hospice, a specially trained team of professionals and caregivers provide care for the “whole...
If you’ve ever been admitted to a hospital, you know it’s not the best place to rest up and recuperate from an illness. Medicare understands that, too. That is why Medicare covers home health care services for eligible individuals. Home health care can be less...
Medicare is a government health insurance program for eligible individuals. To be eligible you must be: 65+ years old; have collected SSDI benefits for more than 24 months; or have been diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD) or ALS. Medicare coverage is broken up...
Within the alphabet soup that is Medicare, there are important deadlines of which to be aware. If you are late to enroll you may be forced to pay a Medicare Part D penalty. Medicare Part D is the prescription drug benefit of Medicare. Like all of...
Medicare is a government health insurance program for eligible individuals. To be eligible you must be: 65+ years old; have collected SSDI benefits for more than 24 months; or have been diagnosed with end stage renal disease (ESRD) or ALS. There are currently about 56...
Established in 1965, Medicare now covers nearly 48 million seniors and an additional 9 million people with disabilities. For information about Medicare, read our previous blogs or our Quick Guide to Medicare. Congressional leaders have indicated that there are changes to Medicare on the way. Medicare’s...
The new year will bring changes to Medicare. Click here to see what Medicare will cost in 2017. Also, if you recently became eligible for Medicare, but thought it would be less expensive to keep your Marketplace coverage because you get financial assistance to pay for...
by Susan Jaffe, Kasier Health News Danny Thompson’s kidneys have failed and he needs a transplant but in some ways, he’s lucky: Both of his sons want to give him one of theirs, and his Medicare coverage will take care of most of his expenses. Yet the...