Top Ten 2009 EldercareABC Posts by Mary Jane Stern

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  • Posted on Dec. 14th, 2009

By Mary Jane Stern

Now Legal To Buy Canada Prescription Drugs Cautiously
Wow great new from the US Senate.  They passed a bill making it legal to purchase prescription drugs from Canada over the Internet here in the USA.

Extra Eldercare Help for Prescription Drugs
The Medicare Prescription Drug program gives you a choice of different plans with [...]

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No COLA for 2010 Part D Premiums Rising

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  • Posted on Nov. 16th, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern

It has been reported there will be no COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) for 2010 and you would hope there would no increases in other areas of Medicare premiums for your healthcare.  But, in a press release from CMS, August 14, 2009, premiums for Part D will rise in 2010.

What [...]

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Part D Low Income Subsidy

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  • Posted on Nov. 9th, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern

Medicare Part D offers a Low Income Subsidy (LIS) or extra help to pay for part of the costs associated with the
plan.  The Part D costs include your deductible, premium and copayments.  Some beneficiaries may qualify for all or a partial subsidy.
Of course this isn’t easy to understand because each state [...]

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Too Many Lies about Healthcare Reform and Medicare

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  • Posted on Nov. 2nd, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern
Have you been watching all of the statements being made about the changes in Medicare if healthcare reform is passed? Do you believe them?
Some of the statements being made are just cruel and inhuman.  It’s like what Sarah Palin, Senator Grassley wrote and said about how President Obama is going to setup [...]

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New Site for Medicare Part D Comparisons

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  • Posted on Oct. 16th, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern
One very time consuming project during the 2008 open enrollment was finding a new Medicare Part D plan.  I began by using Medicare’s site so I could find all the stand alone plans in my state.  This was good and got all the plans and the premiums.  But, after finding the plans [...]

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Unconscionable Increases for 2010 Medicare Part D

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  • Posted on Oct. 5th, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern
October 1st starts the official marketing by the insurance companies for Medicare Advantage and Part D Plans.  It’s time for you to make a comparison.  Needless to say, plans that were affordable during 2009 are now increasing monthly premiums for 2010.
We enrolled in AdvantraRX for 2009 because the premiums and copayments were [...]

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Will Insurance Reform Hurt Medicare Beneficiaries

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  • Posted on Sep. 28th, 2009

Over the last few weeks there have been many “Town Hall” meetings to discuss insurance reform here in the USA.  Sadly, at many of these meetings violence has been demonstrated, death threats have been made, and statements eluding Medicare benefits will change.
No Discrimination
Since 1998 we have been waiting for the day insurance reform would take [...]

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50% Discount for the Part D Donut Hole

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  • Posted on Sep. 9th, 2009

by Mary Jane Stern
Sometime over the weekend of June 18th a proposal was presented to our Senators regarding Medicare Part D and the donut hole by PhRMA, the brand-name drug manufacturers’ lobbyist.
What they are proposing is to offer a discount to Medicare Part D participants when they reach the donut hole.  The discount is up [...]

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