There were two important pieces of information I found this week pertaining to Medicare. 1) The personal information of 600,000+ Medicare beneficiaries were accessed in the MoveIt data breach and 2) CMS announces a new dementia care model for Medicare patients. For all who are on who know people on Medicare, read on! Data Breach […]
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On September 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2023 premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts for the Medicare Part A and Part B programs, and the 2023 Medicare Part D income-related monthly adjustment amounts. As many know or are planning for your 2023 budgets, I wanted to share this to
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Open enrollment for 2023 is coming up before you know it! Healthcare coverage is a hot topic across the country. Begin planning now to ensure a smooth process for everyone. For businesses, this is the time for your budgeting and discussions with benefits providers about healthcare and other benefits for your employees. For employees, seek
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The Inflation Reduction Act Bill passed by the Senate and the House this week includes Healthcare Cost Savings measures to be aware of. This bill contains provisions impacting health care, climate and tax reform. The Inflation Reduction Act is estimated to spend about $485 billion over 10 years on health and alternative energy programs while raising about
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Health Insurance Open Enrollment time is here in the US. Heads-up! Open enrollment for employees, for individuals and for those on Medicare is here. Here are some tips to help you/yours this year. What is the open enrollment period for 2022? Private companies can set their own open enrollment periods with many choosing to do
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The Medicare program is for those 65+ in the US. Often confusing, especially if you’re still working, here are some key points to avoid costly mistakes. CNBC posted an article this week to help us. Workers who are nearing age 65 and have health insurance through their job may want to consider how Medicare could
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Why does it have to be so difficult? When we are in “the situation” of navigating care choices for a loved one, it is hard enough. Now imagine you being older and trying to navigate care choices – what comes to mind? Fix it comes to mind immediately for me!! Realistically, it is important to
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As Q4 approaches, there are changes ahead to existing programs for 2019 that may impact you and/or your families. So we stay on top of what’s happening to consider how best to proceed, let’s take a look at what has been announced thus far. Medicare Supplement Plans Reuters reported this week that Medicare Supplement Plans
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Social Security – a term we’ve all heard, a program we pay into and a source of income when we retire. Looking back into history tells us that although Social Security did not really arrive in America until 1935, there was one important precursor, that offered something we could recognize as a social security program,
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It’s that time of year once again … let’s get beyond taxes and explore health care decisions! 16 April, 2018 is National Health Care Decisions Day! This day exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning. Yes, advanced care planning involves legal documents to
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