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Category: Medicare

Medicare, Seniors

Medicare Open Enrollment Is Complicated. Here’s How to Get Good Advice.

November 24, 2020

For all its complexity, Medicare fundamentally boils down to two choices: traditional fee-for-service or the managed care approach of Medicare Advantage.

Aging, Medicare, Seniors

Get ready for Medicare open enrollment

September 25, 2020

Starting October 1, you’ll be able to take a sneak peek at plans available in your area.

Medicare, Vaccines

Medicare enrollees: It’s time to get your flu shot

September 23, 2020

The flu can be very serious for people who are 65 years and older. A flu shot is your best protection from getting and spreading the virus.

Health Insurance, Medicare

Apply online for Medicare Part B during a Special Enrollment Period

August 12, 2020

During the pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking Medicare Part B enrollment applications online for working-age people who qualify for a Special Enrollment Period.

Coronavirus, Medicare

Beware of Medicare coronavirus scams

March 18, 2020

Medicare beneficiaries are receiving robocalls about “special virus kits.” The scammer asks for your Medicare number so they can send them a “free” test.

Coronavirus, Health Insurance, Medicare

What Medicare covers related to the coronavirus

March 10, 2020

Medicare covers lab tests for coronavirus. You pay no out-of-pocket costs when your health care provider orders it. Medicare covers all necesary hospitalizations

Aging, Medicare, Seniors

What the 2020s have in store for aging boomers

January 16, 2020

Our nation isn’t prepared for this vast demographic shift and its far-reaching consequences.

Medicare

Medicare enrollment begins Jan. 1 – Need help?

December 23, 2019

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner and volunteers at the Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program can help.

Medicare

Medicare tool giving seniors wrong insurance information

November 26, 2019

The federal government recently redesigned a digital tool that helps seniors navigate complicated Medicare choices but it’s providing inaccurate cost estimates,

Medicare

Medicare open enrollment ends December 7th

November 26, 2019

Open Enrollment ends December 7 Medicare Open Enrollment ends next week on December 7. Don’t wait — now’s your chance to compare and change plans for 2020! Find a Plan Still trying to decide what plan works best for you? Use Medicare’s…

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Medicare

Need help selecting a Medicare plan?

November 5, 2019

Medicare Open Enrollment is your chance to compare 2020 plans and choose what’s best for you. A mobile-friendly Plan Finder can help you compare plans.

Medicare

Many on Medicare with serious illnesses struggle to pay medical bills

November 5, 2019

“More than one-third of seriously ill Medicare beneficiaries said they had used up all or most of their savings to pay for their health care”

Medicare

Medicare open enrollment for 2020 starts Oct. 15

October 10, 2019

The Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program, part of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, can help with choices you may need to make.

Kidney, Medicare, Transplantation

Calls Grow For Medicare To Cover Anti-Rejection Drugs After Kidney Transplant

July 17, 2019

Medicare has covered transplant patients who had end-stage renal disease. But coverage ends after 36 months for those younger than 65.

Medicare

Medicare Advantage Overbills Taxpayers By Billions

July 16, 2019

Health insurers that treat millions of seniors have overcharged Medicare by nearly $30 billion the past three years alone.

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