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Updated FEMA SEP Extensions

February 25, 2025December 15, 2020 by Jenny McCann

Updated FEMA SEP Extensions Empower Brokerage received updated information regarding FEMA SEP extensions for beneficiaries impacted by FEMA Disaster Declarations. This Special Enrollment Period is … Read more

Tags Medicare Advantage, prescription drug coverage, Special Enrollment Period

What Are Medicare 5-Star Plans And Why Are They Important?

February 25, 2025December 8, 2020 by Jenny McCann

Medicare 5-Star Plans From CMS for 2021 CMS uses a 5-Star rating system to measure how well Medicare Advantage (MA) and Part D plans perform. … Read more

Tags cms, Medicare Advantage, Medicare changes, medicare review, Part D

What Is Final Expense Insurance and Do I Need It?

February 20, 2025November 19, 2020 by Jenny McCann
What is Final Expense

What Is Final Expense Insurance and Do I Need It? Final expense insurance, a.k.a burial insurance or funeral insurance, is a type of permanent life … Read more

Tags final expense, finances, Funeral Costs, Funeral Planning, Life Insurance

Special Enrollment Period from FEMA

February 26, 2025November 16, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Special Enrollment Period from FEMA

Special Enrollment Period from FEMA Great News. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) for beneficiaries impacted by … Read more

Tags current events, Medicare Advantage, prescription drug coverage, Special Enrollment Period

How Medicaid Spend-Down Works

February 27, 2025October 28, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Medicaid Spend down

How Medicaid Spend-Down Works Many people mistakenly believe that they can count on Medicare to pay for long-term care services, such as in-home care or … Read more

Tags long term care insurance, Medicaid, medicare benefits

Senior Financial Isolation Worsens During Covid

January 20, 2025September 1, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Senior Financial Isolation

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, no one could not have imagined senior financial isolation would be one its side effects. But that is … Read more

Tags age discrimination, cognitive decline, finances, Medicaid, Scamming & Fraud

Long-Term Care Probability

January 8, 2025August 10, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Long Term Care

Long-Term Care Probability Think you won’t need long-term care? Think again. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Long-Term Care (LTC) is … Read more

Tags assisted living, home healthcare, Life Insurance, long term care insurance

Humana Expanding Telehealth for Medicare Advantage Members

January 8, 2025August 4, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Humana Medicare Telehealth

Humana Expanding Telehealth for Medicare Advantage Members Humana is investing $100 million in Heal, a startup telehealth company, to bring in-person primary care to the … Read more

Tags COVID-19, Insurance Carrier News & Products, Medicare Advantage, telehealth

How To File A Medicare Advantage Appeal

January 8, 2025July 31, 2020 by Jenny McCann
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How To File A Medicare Advantage Appeal If you have a Medicare Advantage plan then you are already aware that it covers all of Part … Read more

Tags Medicare Advantage, Part D, prescription drug coverage, Prescription drugs

Medicare Advantage Insurers Waiving Cost-Sharing

January 8, 2025July 24, 2020 by Jenny McCann
Medicare Advantage waive copay

Medicare Advantage Insurers Waiving Cost-Sharing In response to the COVID-19 emergency, many Medicare Advantage (the private-plan alternative to traditional Medicare) insurers are voluntarily waiving cost-sharing … Read more

Tags COVID-19, current events, Medicare Advantage
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