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- What Employers Should Know About Medicare
- What Your Employees Should Know About Medicare
- Why HR & Benefit Managers may be unfamiliar with Medicare
Medicare Open Enrollment: Here’s What You Should Have Ready
The Medicare Annual Election Period is here! So many choices! Plan changes! Overwhelmed?
Some things to consider are:
Read MoreClaims Under Medicare Supplement Policies
How does a Medical Claim under a Medicare Supplement policy work?
Let’s say you start MediGap plan G and your first claim under the plan is a visit to an orthopedic surgeon’s office where you have the office visit, an x-ray and a cortisone shot.
Read MoreMedicare: Bad News for 2022
Some bad news for 2022
- Part Premiums increasing to $170.10 (not the $158 I had heard rumored). Premiums are higher for individuals with a 2020 AGI over $91k (Joint over $182k)
- Part B deductible (for those on a Medicare Supplement Plan G & N) increasing to $230
Medicare Talk With Mike
By now, you’ve surely seen Joe Namath, William Shatner and Jimmie Walker on TV lately pushing Medicare Advantage plans? These guys got famous young for doing stuff that has nothing to do with healthcare, so you may want to think twice before believing anything they have to say about Medicare Advantage plans.
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AEP.. it’s easy as 1, 2, 3!
The Annual Election Period begins Oct 15th. All existing Medicare recipients can review their current coverage and change plans until Dec 7th. You’ve got choices.
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CoverME.gov & How Crystal & Mike Can Help YOU
Starting November 1st, coverME.gov will replace healthcare.gov but nothing replaces Mike and Crystal, your Wheelers Health Insurance Team!
Read MoreHealthcare Season Is Arriving! Here’s How To Stay Informed.
Do you need MEDICARE? Do you need health insurance? You are in the right hands – we have experts for both. The MEDICARE annual election period for 2021 is from October 15th to December 7th.
Read MoreMedicare: You Have Questions, Wheelers Has Answers.
Question: “I’m turning 65 but I am still working. Should I keep the insurance my employer offers or switch to Medicare?”
Question: “My spouse is turning 65 and she is enrolled in my health plan through work. Should she enroll in Medicare or stay on my plan?”
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Why Did They Make Medicare & Retirement So Darn Complicated?
We know the basics, of course
- Retirement benefits are reduced if you claim them before your full retirement age (between age 66 and 67 depending on the year you were born.)
- Social Security benefits might be reduced even more prior to the full retirement age if you continue to work.
- Medicare benefits, on the other hand, begin the month you turn 65, but can be delayed voluntarily if a more valuable health insurance plan is available via your job or your spouse’s job.