Additional counties in California will have a Special Election Period (SEP) available for Medicare beneficiaries affected by the California wildfires. *FEMA declared an emergency or major disaster for the following counties: New counties added as of Dec. 8, 2017*:...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended a Special Election Period (SEP) to Medicare beneficiaries affected by the wildfires in CA. The SEP runs till Dec. 31, 2017. Who is eligible? Any beneficiary who resides in, or resided in, an area for...
Hot dog! We finally have a Social Security Cost of Living Adjustment increase! Social Security announced that beneficiaries should receive a whopping 2% increase for 2018. If you are receiving $1,500/mo, that equates to a $30 monthly increase. But hold the...
Are you overwhelmed with the ads on TV about your health insurance plan options? Is your table piling up with mail from every insurance company and agent? The reason is, it’s Open Enrollment time for Medicare and Individual/Family (affectionately known as...
Did you know the number of identity theft victims age 65 or older increased from 2.1 million in 2012 to 2.6 million in 2014? In fact, thieves consider your Medicare number and other protected health information more valuable than credit card information because...
Reading one of my clients blogs, prompted me to expand on this subject since it’s so common. I highly recommend her blog also: http://www.forbetterorwhat.com/2016/11/tummy-trouble.html As an insurance agent with hundreds of clients, I hear it almost every day...
The Senate health bill resembles the House health bill with a couple of changes. I’m sure there will be tons more changes before this passes. Here are some of the highlights: -Eliminates ObamaCare’s mandate that every American carry insurance. -The...
This just in from Aetna: As a result of financial risk and an uncertain outlook for the Individual marketplace, Aetna (including Coventry) has decided that we will no longer offer individual health products in the following states AR, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS,...
To coin a term used for another devastating day in history, June 1st is a day that will live in infamy in my world. June 1st has always been a very solemn day for me after my hero (my sweet Uncle Leland) lost his battle with lung cancer on this day in 2008. June 1,...
Opening your mail as you normally do and to your surprise, there’s a letter from Covered CA saying ‘Congratulations, you’re eligible for MediCal’! Well, in all fairness, they don’t actually say ‘Congratulations’ but you get...
