Get help paying costs Learn about programs that may help you save money on medical and drug costs. Part A costs Find out about the monthly premium for Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) and learn about the Part A late enrollment penalty and Medicare Part B (medical insurance). Part B costs Find out how much…
Claims & Appeals Click on the links to get all the information you need. How do I file a complaint (also called a “grievance”)? Find out how you can file a complaint (also called a “grievance”) if you have a concern about the quality of care or other services you get from a Medicare provider….
Supplements & other insurance Click on the link for more information: How Medicare works with other insurance Learn how benefits are coordinated when you have Medicare and other health insurance. Retiree insurance Read 5 things you need to know about how retiree insurance works with Medicare. If you’re retired and have Medicare and group health…
What’s covered? Medicare covers services (like lab tests, surgeries, and doctor visits) and supplies (like wheelchairs and walkers) considered medically necessary to treat a disease or condition. If you’re in a Medicare Advantage Plan or other Medicare plan, you may have different rules, but your plan must give you at least the same coverage as…
How often is it covered? Click on the clinks for what is covered: Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers: Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening Alcohol misuse screenings & counseling Bone mass measurements (bone density) Cardiovascular disease screenings Cardiovascular disease (behavioral therapy) Cervical & vaginal cancer screening Colorectal cancer screenings Depression screenings Diabetes screenings
April 2016 Newsletter Happy Birthday to all our April babies!! Some people feel aging is not a good thing, but the alternative is not very attractive. If you have reached full social security retirement age, your life is a success story. Let me give you some numbers. More people die between ages 55 to 64…
How You Can Quit Smoking Today! We told you in our video “How I Stopped Smoking In 3 Days” https://youtu.be/0uczgqVT1fw. I shared my story of how and why I was able to stop smoking in only 3 days after smoking for over 30 years. Now new research is showing that those who quick “cold turkey”…
If Medicare covers you, you have a number of free preventive care services available to you to promote your health and wellbeing. All Medicare beneficiaries are eligible for an annual wellness visit, a yearly appointment with your health care provider to update or develop a five to 10-year prevention schedule based on your needs. If…
March Newsletter Wishing all the March Babies –“Happy Birthday” The Elderly Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC) program is a New York State program for seniors administered by the Department of Health. It helps more than 280,000 income-eligible seniors aged 65 and older to supplement their out-of-pocket Medicare Part D drug plan costs. Seniors can…
Benefits O Metamucil For Senior Health Metamucil® is different than clear-mixing fiber supplements, because it has psyllium fiber. We mixed both Metamucil and the leading clear-mixing fiber, containing wheat dextrin, with the recommended amounts of water. We then added cooking oil, dyed red, to both, to represent cholesterol. The psyllium fiber found in Metamucil gels…