Jenny McCann

Medicare Advantage Special Open Enrollment
CMS has established a special enrollment opportunity for individuals affected by a weather-related emergency or major disaster who need to enroll in, disenroll from, or switch Medicare health or prescription drug plans. This opportunity will be available in areas for which the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has declared an […]

FEMA Special Enrollment Period for 2020

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Google Ascension
According to an investigation by the Wall Street Journal, Google has been collecting personal health data of millions of Americans in a partnership with Ascension – one of the country’s largest healthcare companies. Who is Ascension? Ascension Health is a faith-based, non-profit healthcare organization with over 2,600 clinics. This includes […]

Google Collecting Health Data On Millions Without Their Knowledge

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Medicare 2020 Star Rating
What is the Medicare Star Rating System? Medicare uses a Star Rating System to measure how well Medicare Advantage and Part D plans perform. According to medicare.gov, Medicare uses information from member satisfaction surveys, plans, and health care providers to give overall performance star ratings to plans. Ratings range from […]

Why Is A Star Rating So Important To Medicare Advantage ...

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2020 brings more private insurance plans. Private insurers are increasing their plan offerings for Medicare Advantage. Here’s why you need to look closely. Journalist Philip Moeller the author of the book, “Get What’s Yours for Medicare,” and co-author of “Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security.” recently […]

Private insurers are increasing their plan offerings for Medicare Advantage

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Oppenheimer in NYC November kicked off the new collaboration between Empower Brokerage and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Oppenheimer is a leading global full-service brokerage and investment bank with over a century of tradition. They have a proud reputation of helping individuals, families, corporate executives, foundations and endowments, charities, pension plans, […]

Empower Brokerage Helps Oppenheimer in NYC

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November is long-term care awareness month.
November is Long-term Care Awareness Month. November is designated as long-term care awareness month. This campaign’s focus is on educating Americans about the importance of long-term care insurance. If you have never considered Long Term Care Insurance (LTC), take some time now to go through these statistics. U.S. Health and […]

Majority Of Seniors Will Eventually Need Long-Term Care

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