Think again. Mark Miller at The New York Times wrotethis piece,pointing out “one of the least understood implications of selecting Advantage when you enroll in Medicare: The decision is effectively irrevocable.” The best or maybe only time to buy. a supplemental plan, called Medigap, is whe...
Those reforms won’t eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse, but the structural reforms will make it harder for crooks to take advantage of the programs. P.S. If you want more background information on Medicare, here’s a post that explains why the program is so costly even though seniors don...
Medicare Advantage insurance companies have wider latitude to innovate policies than Medicare supplement providers. Because Medicare Advantage plans are not standardized to the same degree as Medicare supplement plans, Part C carriers are free to offer a wider variety of plans and programs, and can of...
Medicare Advantage plans cover all of the benefits of Part A and Part B, and most of them also include prescription drug coverage. If you have Medicare Advantage, you generally can’t buy a separate, stand-alone Medicare Part D plan. However, there are exceptions for certain less common ...
A Medicare Advantage plan is an alternative way to receive Original Medicare (Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B), which is run by the federal government. Medicare Advantage, on the other hand, is available through private insurance companies that contract with Medicare. It’s also called Medic...
During the initial enrollment in a Medicare Advantage Plan, individuals are granted a 12-month trial period, allowing them to revert to their previous Medigap policy if dissatisfied with the new plan. However, after this period, obtaining a Medigap policy may become challenging or more costly. ...
Mark Miller at The New York Times wrotethis piece, pointing out “one of the least understood implications of selecting Advantage when you enroll in Medicare: The decision is effectively irrevocable.” He adds: “Most enrollees in traditional Medicare buy supplemental coverage to protect them from ...
NewYorkTimes, ByRobert Pear
The Center continues to draw attention to the Medicare Advantage (MA) program’sgrowing imbalancewith traditional Medicare. A number of legislative and regulatory policychangeshave tipped the scales in favor of MA. For example, coverage expansions such as the ability to provide new supplemental benefi...
Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told the New York Times that “Mr. Trump would make sure ‘that seniors are protected from the massive Medicare premium increases resulting from the Harris Inflation Reduction Act.’”11 Goodman said he could see the demonstration being potentially reversed ...