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Prevent Type 2 Diabetes — White House Announces Plan For Medicare Cap On Insulin The Trump Administration announced a new type of Medicare prescription drug plan that will cap insulin costs at $35 a month for seniors, a savings estimated at $446 annually. The new insulin benefit will be available in all 50 states, the […]

White House Announces Plan For Medicare Cap On Insulin

June 2, 2020 in Medicare tagged diabetes / government acts & responses / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Costs by Jenny McCann

medicare-home-health-care — Medicare Home Health Coverage Medicare Home Health Coverage helps older adults with illness or injury live independently for as long as possible. It is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Home Health services include intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational […]

Medicare Home Health Coverage

February 23, 2020 in Health / Medicare tagged Medicare Costs / medicare review / Medicare Supplement / Medigap by Jenny McCann

Why is healthcare so expensive? One reason is due to annual healthcare waste, whether that be a failure of care delivery to overtreatment. The range of money wasted annually seems to be between $760 to $935 billion, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. The article from October states […]

Waste In Healthcare Has Risen to $760 to $935 billion ...

February 15, 2020 in Uncategorized tagged current events / health insurance / Life Insurance / medicare / Medicare Costs by Jadon Sennet

Baby Boomers in 2020 will have all hit age 65 (some as old as 85). The amount of seniors in the nation will surpass the amount of children (age 13 and younger). While this doesn’t seem like a problem, some experts believe our nation is not ready for this shift. […]

Boomers in 2020

January 30, 2020 in Medicare tagged media / Medicare changes / Medicare Costs / medicare discounts by Emily Schellin

Gum Disease and Alzheimer — Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains A new study published in Science Advances suggests a possible link between gum disease and Alzheimer’s. Scientists studied dead and living patients with diagnosed and suspected Alzheimer’s. What they found was a molecule called gingipain (produced by gum bacteria) in nerve cells in […]

Gum Disease Bacteria Found in Alzheimer’s Brains

January 9, 2020 in Medicare tagged Medicaid / medicare / Medicare Advantage / Medicare Costs by Jenny McCann

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 ...

December 5, 2019 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Advantage / medicare benefits / Medicare Costs / Medicare Supplement by Jenny McCann

It’s Micah here again, let’s talk a little about Medicare Supplements. But before we can do that we need to understand exactly what Medicare Supplements are, then we can get to the why. Why do I need a supplement plan? Medicare Supplements Medicare Supplements are plans that fill in the […]

Why you need a Medicare Supplement

June 12, 2019 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Costs / Medicare Supplement / vision insurance by Micah Boulter

When speaking on Medicare supplements, many understand the Medigap plans, are offered in 10 different standardized plans. These plans are differentiated by letters A,B,C,D,F,G,K,L,M,& N. What many don’t know is as of 2020 Plan F, considered the most comprehensive of the plans, will be going away. Being the top sold […]

Medigap Plan F Going Away At The End of 2019, ...

June 4, 2019 in Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare changes / Medicare Costs / Part C / Plan F by Jadon Sennet

Within the vast field of Health Insurance, Medicare Supplements can be difficult to understand. Our goal is to help you understand this topic and clear up any type of confusion. What is Medicare? Before we go into Medicare Supplements, let’s make sure we have a clear understanding of Medicare. For […]

Basics of Medicare Supplements

June 4, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged medicare / Medicare Costs / Medicare Supplement / Medigap / Part D by Haleigh Carr

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

June 3, 2019 in Health / Medicare tagged medicare / medicare benefits / Medicare Costs / Part A / Part B by Noah Thomas