Health Calendar published Feb. 3, 2021
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New to Medicare
WILLMAR Senior LinkAge Line will have a virtual class from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, for people who will be new to Medicare and would like to learn about Medicare Parts A, B, C and D. Topics will include a comprehensive introduction to Medicare including what Medicare covers, supplemental insurance and Part D prescription coverage. During the class you will learn the Medicare enrollment details, how to get the most from your benefits and how to research your Medicare plan options using the Medicare.gov site. Please visist https://mnraaa.org/calendar to sign up for the class as space is limited.
The disadvantages of a Medicare Advantage plan As the popularity of private health insurance coverage grows, a broker makes the case for original Medicare.
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CDPHP health plan in upstate New York is working with Mom s Meals to offer home-delivered meals at no cost to Medicare Advantage members returning home from the hospital.
Consumers and insurers love Medicare Advantage plans. The federal government has also touted the benefits of the private health insurance coverage for those 65 and older.
Insurers are all-in on medical, supplemental and wellness offerings and are doing well financially in a market only expected to grow as baby boomers retire.
Submitted by Mike Kerrigan
If you’re close to retirement, you’ll have several financial issues to consider. But you’ll want to pay attention to one of the most important of these issues: health care costs. How can you prepare yourself for these expenses?
First, get an early start on estimating health care costs. More than two-thirds of those planning to retire in the next 10 years say they have no idea what their health and long-term care costs will be in retirement, according to the Edward Jones/Age Wave Four Pillars of the New Retirement study. And some people don’t worry much about these costs, which may be considerable, thinking that Medicare will pay for most of them.
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UNITED STATES Help Toni! I have developed a rare form of cancer that requires the use of proton therapy and my problem is that my employer health insurance does not cover proton therapy. I must pay all the costs.
My oncologist’s office manager advised me that because I am over 65, I may want to apply for Medicare Parts A and B. She says that Medicare will pay and provide the care I need.
I am not leaving or retiring from my job, but I need to begin my Medicare benefits as quickly as possible. Please advise me what I need to do. David from Tulsa, OK.