June 2016 Newsletter “Happy Birthday” to all our June babies! How To Get A Discount At The Pharmacy Using Medicare If you hit the donut hole you have to start shopping for all the discounts you can find. You may be surprised to find that some of the older generic drugs go for as low…
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 you’re going to turn age 65 you must make choices about your healthcare and finances. Three months before – or in the three months following, your 65th birthday, you must do the Following: Healthcare Choices:
Applying for QMB, SLMB, or QI, (the what?) QMB- The qualified Medicare Beneficiary program SLMB- Specified Low-Income Medicare Beneficiary program QI- Qualified Individual program These programs help Medicare beneficiaries of modest means pay all or some of Medicare’s cost sharing amounts (ie. premiums, deductibles and copayments). Before you can get coverage by the QMB,…
What is Medicaid and How Can You Qualify Part # 2 Many people who are elderly or have disabilities have trouble paying the portion of medical bills left unpaid by Medicare and cannot afford private supplement insurance or a Medicare Advantage plan, but do not qualify for Medicaid. If this is your situation, you might…