Health Insurance Archives

12 Oct 10 Ways Medicaid Affects Us All

Posted at 08:11h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Medicaid was created in 1965 as a program for the poor. Today, it helps 74 million people — more than 1 of every 5 people in the U.S. You or someone you know likely benefits. Sources: George Washington University study/Women’s Health Issues journal, The Kaiser Family Foundation Big School...

03 Oct Medicare and Hospice Care

Posted at 09:06h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

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 person,”...

26 Sep Did You Know? Medicare Covers Home Health Care

Posted at 08:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

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...

14 Sep California, Other States To Extend Obamacare Sign-Up Beyond Federal Limit

Posted at 08:24h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

By Pauline Bartolone and Carmen Heredia Rodriguez of California Healthline California and several other states will exempt themselves this year from a new Trump administration rule that cuts in half the amount of time consumers have to buy individual health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. In California, lawmakers...

29 Aug Ability To Buy A Medigap Policy Depends On Where You Live

Posted at 09:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

Need a Medigap Policy Near You - Depends On Area Where You Live Americans who receive their health insurance through Medicare may want to purchase extra coverage through a Medigap Policy. However, one's ability to purchase a Medigap policy may depend on where they live. Medicare is...

22 Aug Enrolling in Medicare Part B – What You need to Know!

Posted at 08:39h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

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...

15 Aug Don’t Be Late! Medicare Part D Penalty

Posted at 10:00h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

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...

03 Aug Understanding Medicare Part D – Prescription Drug Coverage

Posted at 09:15h in Health Insurance by Triage Cancer

25 Jul Losing Your Health Insurance Coverage? Get the Details on Changes to Special Enrollment Periods.

Posted at 08:44h in Health Insurance, Practical Tips by Triage Cancer

You may qualify for a special enrollment period (SEP) to buy coverage through the ACA’s health insurance Marketplaces, if you experience a life-changing event that results in a loss of coverage, such as: losing your employer based coverage, aging out of your parent’s health insurance...