Elder Care ABC

Sometimes we forget to let people know how to apply for Medicare and instead write about Parts A, B, C and D. For some beneficiaries, Medicare benefits are not automatic.

By Mary Jane Stern The other day I helped my neighbor, who is turning 65 next month, with options for selecting different Medicare plans (Part A, B, C and D and Medigap).

by Mary Jane Stern A few weeks ago I was asked to process a couple of credit cards through a person’s credit card processing service and they were going to pay their friend back in cash. I was given the information and decided not to proceed because somehow it felt like I was participating in [...]

by Mary Jane Stern Every few years when the federal budget is in trouble, talk begins about privatizing Medicare. Today it’s a hot topic. Medicare, in my opinion, is one of the best and affordable healthcare programs we have here in the USA. House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) is proposing a new program to [...]

By Mary Jane Stern Where do you shop for your $4 generic medications? Do you shop at the same pharmacy and run the charges through your Medicare Part D plan? Or do you shop at a different pharmacy and just pay cash for them? Why would I ask you these questions?  A few years ago [...]

By Mary Jane Stern During 2011 2.8 million baby boomers will turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare and with the different plans available this can become overwhelming when trying to make a decision. Do you just enroll in Original Medicare Part A, Part B and the Prescription Drug Plan (Part D)? Or do you [...]

When I started writing this blog it was to remind you about some of the new things that were happening in 2011 for Medicare Part D, like the 50% co-payment by the pharmaceutical manufacturers for brand name drugs when you hit the coverage gap. But as I started writing, I stumbled upon something interesting that [...]

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