Tag: Medicare
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Regence Medicare Advantage plans in 2021
Regence is a health insurance company offering products to those who live in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. They offer Medicare Advantage for those who are over 65 and have some great benefits. Today I will provide a comprehensive review of Regence Medicare Advantage. Regence Medicare Advantage overview Types of Medicare Advantage plans offered by Regence…
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Does Medicare cover the shingles vaccine ? (2022 Update)
The shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, is a widely available vaccine to protect against shingles and postherpetic neuralgia. Adult over the age of 50 are recommended to get both doses of Shingrix to prevent occurence of disease. Medicare recipients fall into this category and should absolutely get the vaccine. If you have Medicare, you may be…
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What are the Medicare income limits? (2022 update)
Medicare Part B costs are adjusted for your yearly income, based on the two years prior. For example in 2022, your Medicare costs will be based off of your 2020 tax return. Medicare income limits applied to these numbers can drastically change your monthly costs. Each year, Medicare tends to raise their prices to keep up…
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Medigap Open Enrollment in 2022
Open enrollment is a period when you can sign up for Medigap, or Medicare supplemental health insurance. Let’s get the facts straight for open enrollment and when to sign up in 2022. Here are some topics we will cover: What is supplemental Medicare also known as Medigap? What’s the difference between supplemental Medicare and Medicare…
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Do Medicare Advantage plans cover ESRD? (2022 Update)
Starting in 2021, folks with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) can enroll in Medicare Advantage plans. Historically, if you have ESRD you have been unable to enroll in Advantage plans unless you had a plan before you were diagnosed. Let’s talk about ESRD, Medicare Advantage, and SNPs. ESRD and Medicare Advantage ESRD is a serious illness…
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Medigap Plan G: 2022 Review (Updated)
Learn about Medigap Plan G and Plan F.
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AARP Medigap Plan Review
AARP Medigap I’ll jump right into it – Medigap is a supplemental health insurance plan that offsets the costs of Medicare. For those with Medicare Part A and Part B, Medigap can be purchased for an additional premium. Medigap is also known as supplemental Medicare. What does Medigap cover? Medigap plans typically help cover the…
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0 Coinsurance: What does it mean? (2022 Update)
0 coinsurance is a great topic for us to discuss here because it truly is confusing. Many people have reached out about coinsurance because its one of the many terms they have to understand when picking a plan. Below is a quick review of topics for this post: What is coinsurance? The Pros and Cons…
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Is WellCare Medicare Advantage good? (2022 Update)
WellCare’s Medicare Advantage Plan is one of the most sought after plans for those with WellCare availability. I chose WellCare Medicare Advantage because of their recent popularity and growth in the Medicare Advantage world. For this plan, I selected the PPO (Preferred Provider Organization) plan titled “WellCare Premier PPO” and chose a zip code in…
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Best Medicare Donut Hole explanation (2022 Update)
The Medicare Donut hole sounds tasty, but in fact is a scary area that you should be aware of.