There aren’t too many things more complicated that the collection of Medicare Advantage plans available to our Medicare population. There used to be Medicare HMOs and Medicare Supplements. Well Medicare Supplements are still around and serve a great purpose; they work similarly to a PPO health insurance plan because you can go to any doctor. [...]
Medicare Advantage Plans–your opportunity to change for this year is almost up!
March 14th, 2009 No Comments
Tags: Medicare Advantage plans · Medicare HMOs · Medicare supplements
Medicare open enrollment–need a change?
October 28th, 2008 No Comments
Medicare–the golden years–woo hoo! You finally have your red, white and blue card, health care until you ‘no longer need it’ is now taken care of. But are you okay with your current situation? Medicare alone does not cover 100% of everything so most people pick up additional coverage, which I will go through below.
Medicare [...]
Tags: California · Los Angeles · Medicare Advantage plans · Medicare HMOs · Medicare open enrollment · Medicare supplements
Medicare–is it enough?
July 29th, 2008 No Comments
Medicare Supplements, Medicare HMOs, do you need anything more than original Medicare? Well, if you’ve looked at how it works, you’ll know that there can be some hefty costs especially if you are hospitalized.
Medicare Part A you automatically get at age 65 if you’ve worked a specific length of time in the US. This mainly [...]
Tags: Medicare · Medicare HMO · Medicare supplements
