If you aren’t eligible to receive premium-free Part A under your spouse’s (or former spouse’s) Social Security number, you continue to be eligible for TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select past your 65th birthday. Married/divorced (spouse younger than age 62): You continue to be eligible fo...
Submit a request for a change of doctor on the Medicaid plan you are in together with the address of the new PCP via your plan provider’s website or change form from their local offices. Once that is done, wait for a week or two for the changes to take effect. In the meantime, y...
TRICARE$12 Medicare Part B$175 Medicare Advantage$19 Average monthly premium for one person, rounded to the nearest dollar One of the most significant factors influencing the cost of your health insurance is where you get it. An ACA plan purchased on the healthcare exchange is generally far mo...
Medicare enrollees can choose between two ways to get prescription drug coverage. Private insurance companies sell stand-alone Part D plans, which work with original Medicare (Part Aand B). You can add, change, or drop enrollment in Part D plans in the future. ...
If you are a retired service member, both you and your family have access toTricare, the military’s health care plan. If you have other forms of health care coverage (like aprivate health insurance plan, Medicare or Medicaid), you can use VA health care benefits along with these plans....
Typically in retirement, it is wise to change your investment allocation from growth-related assets to income-generating ones to start providing you a predictable paycheck and to avoid some of the high fluctuations in portfolio value. However, if you become too conservative in your investments and...
HMO plans typically focus on preventive care and wellness. They require you to choose a primary care physician (PCP) who coordinates all your care. You must see your PCP first for any problem, and they determine whether you need to see a specialist. If you do, the PCP provides a referral...
ARTICLE Spinocerebellar ataxia: Patient and health professional perspectives on whether and how patents affect access to clinical genetic testing Ashton Powell, PhD1, Subhashini Chandrasekharan, PhD2, and Robert Cook-Deegan, MD2 Abstract: Genetic testing for spinocerebellar ataxia is used in diagnosis ...
This anticipated surge is due in part to the current physician shortage and an expanded patient base under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Also vital in the move toward telehealth are efforts to put consumers at the center of their own health care to maximize the power of techn...