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Medicare Coverage Outside the U.S. – What You Need to Know……… And Some Good Health News for Coffee Drinkers
FIRST UP……. MORE ABOUT MEDICARE’S COVERAGE OUTSIDE THE U.S. – WHY TRAVELERS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER EXTRA PROTECTION………If you’re on Medicare and planning to travel outside the U.S., you might assume your coverage follows you wherever you go. Based on all the questions I...
Sticker Shock at the Pharmacy and Other Medicare-Notes-Off-The-Cuff
Discovering That You Have a Prescription Drug Deductible in 2025?This year, significant changes to Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Coverage resulting from the Inflation Reduction Act went into effect (for more info, check out our last post). Consequently, almost all...
2025 Medicare Prescription Drug Reforms and Their Impact on Coverage
(First things first. For those who take expensive brand name or specialty medications, make it a point to check your 2025 plan’s published formulary/covered drug list for inclusion of your brand or specialty meds when the 2025 plan information is released in...
Do I need to enroll in Medicare if I plan to work past 65?
Medicare and Working Past 65 - The bbg65Plus Rules of the Road1.) IF YOU ARE COVERED BY AN EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH PLAN, BECOMING ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICARE AT AGE 65 MAY NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ENROLL IN MEDICARE AT AGE 65. SEVERAL FACTORS DICTATE WHETHER OR...
Medicare Notes-Off-The-Cuff
About All Those Annoying Medicare Ads;A Prescription Drug Game-Changer; Gratefulness, and more...Ever Wonder About the Effectiveness of All Those Ads That Besiege Us During the Annual Enrollment Period? I don’t know about you, but my mailbox at home certainly was...
Understanding Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan in 2024
Understanding Your Medicare Prescription Drug Plan in 2024For anyone enrolled in Medicare, it’s advantageous to be familiar with the various stages of prescription drug coverage. This is especially true for those taking the most expensive medications. Here’s what I...
What’s an ANOC?
ANOC. It sounds like a character from STAR WARS, doesn't it? ANOC is a Medicare acronym that stands for a plan's ANNUAL NOTICE OF CHANGE. It's a letter or similar document that each Medicare plan sponsor (insurance carrier) is required to send annually to anyone...
Medicare “Notes-Off-The-Cuff”: New Weight Loss Drugs and Other Curious Stuff
As a kid growing up in Cleveland, each day for years, I very avidly consumed everything published in the sports section of the local morning newspaper. Remember those? That morning newspaper, known to most of us back then simply as “The PD”, has persevered and lives...
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