This is Part 4, of 7-part series, read the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. Medicare Supplemental Insurance, or Medigap for short, is optional insurance that you can buy separately from a private insurer to cover many out-of-pocket costs of traditional Medicare. As I described [Learn more…]
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Medicare Part B: A great health care companion, but it doesn’t like to be kept waiting
This is Part 3, of 7-part series, read the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. In this article, I discuss Medicare Part B – sometimes referred to as retiree “Medical Insurance”. Part B purportedly focuses on the services, diagnostic tests, and medical equipment that doctors [Learn more…]
Medicare Part A – Is it Really Free?
This is Part 2, of 7-part series, read the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. In last month’s newsletter, I gave a summary of Medicare, the Federal government insurance program that covers a large portion of health care expenses for seniors and people with certain [Learn more…]
Digesting the Alphabet Soup of Medicare
This is Part 1, of 7-part series, read the other parts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7. This article is the first in a series on Medicare, the Federal government insurance program that provides health care to seniors and people with certain disabilities. In this article, I [Learn more…]