Leah Kari, licensed insurance agent and retired pharmaceutical representative Medicare’s marketing rules ensure that you are in charge. CMS, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, administers the Medicare program. CMS annually approves all Medicare Advantage and stand-alone prescription drug plans in the United States. CMS regulates the marketing activities of insurance carriers, third-party marketing organizations,…
Tag: Medicare
Features, September 2022
What Is the Medicare Donut Hole?
Leah Sugar Kari Medicare’s Donut Hole (aka the Coverage Gap) is a term that prompts curiosity or apprehension among Medicare beneficiaries. The cake donut is generally round with an empty center or hole. There is something to eat on both sides and nothing in the middle. This metaphorically describes a gap in a prescription drug…
Features, April 2021
Medicare and Me: Do You Owe This Bill?
Leah Sugar Kari As an agent and broker, I ask my clients to contact me first if they need any assistance with their plan. This article describes a situation encountered by more than one of my clients this past year. Don’t ever hesitate to question a bill you receive. Just because you’ve received the bill…
Features, September 2020
Medicare and Me: Still Working and Ready for Medicare
Leah Kari Are you turning 65, employed, and covered by your employer’s health plan? You’ll need to know how Medicare will work with your health plan. If you aren’t claiming your Social Security benefit, you’ll need to apply for either part A, or both part A and B. It’s never too early to investigate what…
Features, July 2020
Spotlight On Advertiser: Medicare and Me: Don’t Delay, Call Now!
Leah Kari, Certified Medical Representative Home delivered meals! Rides to doctor’s appointments! Hearing aids for a zero-dollar copay, and dental care too! These ads flood the airwaves. We dial into a large call center staffed by licensed insurance agents who’ll discuss Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plan benefits. Benefits have restrictions, and you’ll need the…
Features, September 2019
Medicare and Me: Medicare mobile and online apps
Leah Sugar Kari, CMR Certified Medical Representative and Independent Senior Health Insurance Broker Today’s Medicare eligible or Medicare beneficiaries want information about Medicare’s coverage, and they want it now. Medicare has launched the Medicare “What’s Covered” mobile application to download to your smart phone. Available at your Apple App Store for Apple devices and Google…
September 2019
Medicare and Me: Mail order drugs
Leah Kari, Certified Medical Representative Do you like the convenience of receiving your prescription drugs through the mail order feature of your Medicare Part D prescription drug plan? Do you dislike having to call the mail order pharmacy to request your refills? Are you wondering why the plan doesn’t just send your prescriptions every…
October 2017
Confused and Overwhelmed? Medicare Seminar October 17
Don Jensen Medicare open enrollment is October 15 to December 7. With 40 Medicare Advantage plans, 11 Medicare Supplement plans (also known as Medigap plans), and 50 prescription drug plans to choose from, how can you know the best one for you? The objective of this seminar is to make Medicare options crystal clear so…
October 2014
Medicare seminar October 21
Don Jensen Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15 to December 7. With 40 Medicare Advantage plans, 11 Medicare Supplement plans (also known as Medigap plans), and 50 prescription drug plans to choose from, how can you know the best one for you? The objective of this seminar is to make Medicare options crystal clear so…
September 2014
Confused and overwhelmed by Medicare?
Don Jensen Confused and overwhelmed by Medicare? SaddleBrooke Health & Wellness will be presenting Health Night Out on Monday, September 22, at 7:00 p.m. in the MountainView Ballroom. The speaker will be Gary Anderson, Medicare Insurance Educator. Medicare open enrollment is October 15 to December 7. Plan to be present and learn what you need…