by Healthcare Educators Team
If you find yourself asking this question you are not alone in trying to understand Medicare’s eligibility rules. Eligibility for Medicare is usually determined by age or by disability. In either case, there are some basic requirements that must be met. You are...
by Healthcare Educators Team
If you are like many seniors, you are finding your retirement budget is not keeping up with the cost of living. It is making it more difficult to cover expenses, including those out-of-pocket costs for your prescription drugs. There is help available to those who...
by Healthcare Educators Team
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) will expire on May 11, 2023. This could affect millions of people currently enrolled in Medicaid. If you are a Medicaid recipient currently enrolled in a Medicare Dual-Eligible Special Needs plan (D-SNP), it may impact your...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Everyone with a Medicare Advantage plan has two opportunities to change plans each year: during Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period and Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period. What’s the difference? Although they do have some things in common, the enrollment timeframes and...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Medicare’s annual open enrollment period ends on December 7. This is an important opportunity for Medicare enrollees. Unfortunately, many Medicare beneficiaries don’t take advantage of it, and as a result, they could be stuck in plans that cost too much or that don’t...
by Healthcare Educators Team
Most people know when they sign up for Medicare that they need Part D to cover their prescription drugs. You can add a stand-alone Part D plan to original Medicare A and B, or you can sign up for a Part C Medicare Advantage plan that includes Part D. But there are...
