Seniors relying on Medicare to pay for their health care are being targeted by a widespread "phantom billing" scam that has the potential to rob them of thousands of dollars.

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COLA stands for cost-of-living adjustment and is the way in which the US government calculates the costs of certain services, a COLA increase is expected for 2024

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Why your Medicare premium might jump unexpectedly and what you can do about it

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If you have a Medicare Advantage plan and require a brief stay at a nursing home or rehabilitation facility, you could be in for an unpleasant surprise, according to a Kaiser Health News report

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The most common reasons that beneficiaries make changes include their doctors not being in the plan's network or a medication not being included in their coverage

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Your 2021 plan, which you either picked or re-enrolled in, can be switched or ditched between Jan. 1 and March 31

Some agents have had clients asking about if Medicare will cover them if they are in an accident and they lower or discontinue primary/secondary Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Coverage with their Auto Insurer.    

The short answer is yes, but to the limits of their individual Medicare coverage situation.

The plan, effective from January 2021, will save seniors approximately 56 percent or an average of $446 each year in insulin co-pays, said Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

America is about to face a health insurance crisis on top of its economic crisis and public health crisis. So now is a good time to ask: How about we consider finally decoupling your health coverage from your job?

The virus causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is not the same as the coronaviruses that commonly circulate among humans and cause mild illness, like the common cold.

​There is an ongoing investigation to determine more about this outbreak.

For the most reliable accurate information and real time updates please head to the Center for Disease Control website

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For most people, signing up for Medicare is a retirement rite of passage.But as they turn 65 and sort through their Medicare Part A, B, C and D choices, many individuals can also be vulnerable to costly mistakes.

The most common question Peltzman fields is whether a 65-year-old client should stay on their group retiree plan or switch to Medicare.

“People do feel overwhelmed and baffled by Medicare, but there are some basic things that an advisor can do.”

There are many reasons why the plan that you have this year, may not be the best plan for you next year. The result could cost you a lot of money if you do not change plans. The time to make the decision is between Oct 15th and Dec 7th

Under the Medicare-for-All plan, private insurance would be eliminated and physicians who are in private practice would be paid on a fee-for-service basis through a national fee schedule, likely at the current Medicare rate or slightly lower. By eliminating the insurance industry, the plan would also eliminate one million jobs. The new fee schedule would be significantly lower than the current industry fee schedule, which means Medicare-for-All would likely lower physician incomes in a significant way, making a bad situation for physicians even worse.

Baby boomers are aging alone more than any generation in U.S. history, and the resulting loneliness is a looming public health threat. About one in 11 Americans age 50 and older lacks a spouse, partner or living child, census figures and other research show. That amounts to about eight million people in the U.S. without close kin, the main source of companionship in old age, and their share of the population is projected to grow.