Philip Rucker
Medicare Advantage Plans – Beware! Beware! This year’s Medicare Open Enrollment period runs from October 15 – December 7. I call it “MediScare” season because private Medicare Advantage insurers try to scare consumers into signing up for their plans. These Advantage plans often over-promise...
Medicare Advantage Plans – Beware! Beware! This year’s Medicare Open Enrollment period runs from October 15 – December 7. I call it “MediScare” season because private Medicare Advantage insurers try to scare consumers into signing up for their plans. These Advantage plans often over-promise...
We now have a clearer idea of how Medicare Advantage plans will operate next year, and the industry is not particularly happy about it. Even though health insurance companies demanded, and expected, the Biden administration would raise final payment rates for 2025, that didn’t come to pass. ...
I may have mentioned this before, but I was able to use a Humana Medicare Advantage spending card like a coupon; it took $1,000 off my copay amount. I also asked friends to drive me to the surgeries so that was free. (The outpatient surgery center said no taxi cabs, Uber or Lyft...
The birth of a child is not just a blessed event; it's the beginning of a whole new set of tax breaks for your family. Learn how the newest addition to your family can help trim your tax bill, and how to save for your child's future in the most tax-effic
1099-SA, Distributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA, reports on funds from tax-advantaged health care savings plans. Due to the person paid: by January 31. Due to the IRS: by February 28 through mail, or by March 31 if submitted online. What is Form 1099...
A message from Better Medicare Alliance: Seniors can’t afford policies that make their health care more expensive. They are counting on Washington to protect Medicare Advantage. Learn more. WHAT'S HAPPENING TODAY On the Hill The House and the Senate are out. At the White House Biden w...
more than half of people eligible for Medicare were enrolled in aMedicare Advantagesupplemental policy.9(These are regulated private insurance plans.Medigapis another type of supplementary
rather than choosing traditional Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans, also known as "Part C," are offered by private health insurance companies that contract with Medicare and typically bundle hospital, outpatient, and prescription drug coverage. ...