by Healthcare Educators Team
For many seniors, retirement means the opportunity to travel more. Original Medicare, Medigap and Medicare Advantage plans all offer different coverage and limitations. If you plan to travel outside the U.S., you need to know how you are covered before you go. What...
by Healthcare Educators Team
For most people turning 65, Medicare enrollment occurs in the seven-month Initial Enrollment Period (IEP) which is the three months before your birth month, the month you turn 65, and the three following months. What happens if you missed your IEP? It’s important to...
by Healthcare Educators Team
When you are eligible to sign up for Medicare, there are several decisions you will need to make. Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) will not cover everything, which could result in a costly gap in coverage. There are two ways to close that gap: Medicare Advantage...
by Healthcare Educators Team
There are many decisions you need to make when approaching retirement. Making the right choice about your health insurance is one of the most important ones. Because retirement is considered a qualifying event, if you work for an employer with 20 or more employees,...
by Healthcare Educators Team
With more than 62 million Medicare participants, there are few financial areas as inviting as is Medicare to unscrupulous scammers. Despite the best efforts to stop Medicare scams from proliferating, there is simply no way for law enforcement to keep up. Every year,...
by Healthcare Educators Team
It’s not a given that Medicare automatically approves helpful, alternative medical care. The better news is that alternative care is not automatically denied, either. The challenge for many Medicare beneficiaries is understanding the rules of their state and insurance...
