by BBGAdmin | Nov 11, 2020 | General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Insurance, Medicare, National News, News and Events, Uncategorized
Medicare Part B makes up the portion of Medicare that covers physician services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services, durable medical equipment, and certain other medical and health services not covered by Medicare Part A. Most everyone on...
by BBGAdmin | Aug 19, 2020 | Announcements, Featured, General Health, Healthcare Costs, Medicare
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Here are 5 things to know about Part B: #1 Part B is the second of two parts of what is considered “Original Medicare”. (Part A is the other). #2 Most...
by BBGAdmin | May 8, 2020 | Employer Issues, General Health, Healthcare Costs, Medicare
Until now, virtual healthcare could still be described as something of a novelty utilized by “early adopters” like those consumers that traditionally are the first to use a new technology. I bet, until now, if you asked a healthcare expert about when...
by Tom Barrett | Nov 12, 2019 | General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Medicare, National News
On Friday Medicare announced the Part B rates that most Medicare enrollees will be responsible for paying in 2020. Effective January 1, 2020 the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $144.60. This represents an increase of $9.10 from the...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 26, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Medicare Medicaid
Some say it’s the hottest demographic in the labor market — men and women ditching traditional retirement age to work into their 70s, 80s and sometimes beyond. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the 65 and over crowd will make up the...