Medicare is not only for those 65 and older. If you are disabled due to injury or disease you may qualify as well. It’s to your benefit to begin looking into Medicare disability benefits as soon as possible. Facts About Medicare for Those with Disabilities Your first step is to apply for Social Security disability […]
What Gaps in Medicare Mean To You
In dictionaries the word gap means a break, a separation, an incompleteness or deficiency. In Medicare it means the same thing, but it refers specifically to something that is missing from your health insurance coverage. Many seniors make a critical mistake when they buy into government literature that explains how Medicare pays for eighty percent […]
Does Medicare Travel With You on Your Vacations?
Are you planning a vacation or two this summer? Make sure you know what your health insurance covers before you leave town. Medicare’s coverage of your medical care depends on where you travel and how you receive your Medicare benefits. How Medicare Works When You Travel Inside the US and its Territories If you have […]
Medicare Code: Deciphering The Terminology
Flooded by a sea of acronyms, technical terms, facts and figures when you first explore Medicare, you might feel like putting up your hands and giving up. Don’t, because it isn’t as complicated as it first seems to be. In fact, once you get a handle on the basic terminology you will be well on […]
Nutrition Therapy Through Medicare
Everyone benefits from good nutrition; it helps you to stay healthy and live longer. However, for people with certain diseases and conditions a close watch on nutritional intake is vital, and under certain circumstances Medicare will cover Medical Nutrition Therapy costs. What Qualifies You for Medical Nutrition Therapy You qualify for Medical Nutrition Therapy benefits […]
Will ObamaCare cause franchise employment of seniors to increase?
A recent article by the Wall Street Journal, ObamaCare and the ’29ers’, explains how new mandates and regulations are beginning to reduce full-time employment and reshape hiring practices. As I read the WSJ piece I could not help but wonder if employers have thought about the millions of seniors shoved out of the workplace throughout […]
Congress wasted $334 million by forcing Medicare to overpay for drugs
Taxpayers are overpaying for Medicare patient drugs. That was the finding of a recent investigation into Medicare’s payment for a certain class of drugs. The investigation uncovered $334 million in waste due to “locked in” costs by lawmakers. According to Inspector General investigators at the Health and Human Services Department, Medicare has failed to secure […]
Medicare Eligibility Age to Remain; Obama Suggests Raising Revenue Instead
By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has ruled out raising the age that Americans become eligible for Medicare, the government health insurance program for seniors, as a way to reduce the government’s deficit, a White House spokesman said on Monday. Republicans in Congress, who have focused on cutting spending, have said they […]
New book helps protect seniors from accidents, fraud, scams, ID theft and more.
Senior citizens are often the victim of a variety of scams that are commonly unreported out of shame. Seniors are also more vulnerable to medicine mix-ups and medical mistakes. And every year at least a third of seniors over 65 years old, experience a fall that could result in serious injury. Senior Safety News has […]
Medicare Beneficiaries Happier With Coverage Than Non-Seniors, Survey Says
Health Affairs’ recent poll results show that only 8% of Medicare beneficiaries 65 or over rated their coverage “fair” or “poor,” the nonprofit Commonwealth Fund found. By comparison, 20% of those with employer-based coverage gave their insurance plan low marks. And 33% of people who bought insurance on their own reported unhappiness with their coverage. […]