Medigap plans are the extra cushion to your health plan. With these supplements, you can easily fill the holes in your health insurance with a monthly premium. Whether a plan F, G, N, or the other alphabet-soup plans, you have many options […]
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When it comes to medicare supplements – better known as Medigap policies – many have questions. Whether it’s, “What does a Medigap cover?”, “Is there any big difference in Medigap plan A-N?”, or even “Why should I even purchase a Medigap policy?”, we can help you these questions. Today we […]
Medigap Plans: Answering the Most Common Questions About Medicare Supplements
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 ...
Today we will be jumping farther down the rabbit hole of original Medicare. There are two different parts of Medicare, Part A and B. We will start by explaining Part A. Overall part A coverage There is a deductible of $1,316 that generally covers hospital care, skilled nursing facility care, […]
Part A Medicare Basics
Medicare changes every year. It’s important to stay up to date. We want to help you understand some of the key differences between Medicare in 2018 and 2019. If you don’t have a clear understanding of Medicare, the video below will be a helpful resource. Before we show the Medicare changes, […]
Medicare Changes in 2019
What is Medicare The basics for Medicare are simple. Medicare is for people that are 65 years old or older, and for people who have been disabled for over 24 months. Once signed up for a specific Medicare package, a red, white, or blue card will come in the mail. […]
Medicare Basics – What Is Medicare
New Stroke Guidelines New stroke guidelines, released on Wednesday, could transform the lives of people affected by strokes. Doctors may be able to minimize, even prevent, long-term damage of a stroke six to 24 hours after it has occurred. One out of three stroke patients could fully recover instead of […]
New Stroke Guidelines
Acupuncture for Back Pain Viewed as a non-traditional method, acupuncture can help manage lower back and neck pain. Patients usually seek more traditional forms of relief, such as physical therapy or chiropractics, before seeking out acupuncture. However, more and more physicians are recognizing the treatment for back pain as a […]
Acupuncture Treatments for Pain
What is ESRD? End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is the last stage of chronic kidney disease. Individuals in this stage need dialysis or a kidney transplant. Your kidneys are necessary to clean blood, manage fluids, balance chemicals, and control blood pressure. Dialysis can substitute for some of these functions, but […]
ESRD
Welcome back to the Dynamic Duo with me, Allie Shipman, and my partner, John Shinn. We are with Empower Brokerage. Today, we’re talking about Medicare supplements. Original Medicare Recap In the last few videos, we talked about Medicare Part A and Part B. Some of those costs can add up […]