Medicare Supplement Rate Increase is Outrageous!
Medicare Supplement Rate Increase is Outrageous! Toni: We have received a 20% increase for our Plan F Medicare Supplement that is effective May 1. I am a 70-year-old female in good health, but my...
Medicare Prescription Drug Penalty Confusion!!
Medicare Prescription Drug Penalty Confusion!! Hello Toni: Turned 65 in August 2018, continued to work full-time with an HSA that has a $3000.00 deductible before any prescriptions or medical claims...
Mom Has to Pay 100% for Skilled Nursing Stay…Why?
Mom Has to Pay 100% for Skilled Nursing Stay…Why? Dear Toni, Please explain why my Mom must pay 100% for her Skilled Nursing stay. She recently slipped and fractured her back requiring surgery and a...
Enrolling in Medicare Made Simple
Enrolling in Medicare Made Simple Hello Toni: My husband, David, has been laid off because of what is happening to the economy due to COVID-19. He is 68 and has never enrolled in Medicare,...
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Mistake Postponed My Hip Surgery!
Medicare Advantage Enrollment Mistake Postponed My Hip Surgery! Toni: I made a terrible mistake during the current Medicare Advantage Enrollment Period and changed to a Medicare Advantage HMO plan...
Stress Changing Medicare Plan
Stress Changing Medicare Plan Morning Toni: When I first got Medicare, I picked a Medicare supplement plan F. Two years ago, I was approached by a telemarking phone call. He talked me into plan K to...
Cancer Treatment Not Covered By Employer Health Insurance
Cancer Treatment Not Covered By Employer Health Insurance… Help Toni! I have developed a rare form of cancer that requires the use of proton therapy and my problem is that my employer's...
Does Medicare Approve Clinical Trial Prescription Drug Programs?
Does Medicare Approve Clinical Trial Prescription Drug Programs? Toni: I turn 65 in May and am covered by my wife’s employer group health insurance. I am fighting stage 3 kidney cancer and the...
Does Medicare Cover Alzheimer Facility Care?
Does Medicare Cover Alzheimer Facility Care? Morning, Toni: I read your Medicare column regularly and have never seen you address the issue of paying for an Alzheimer facility care. I am concerned...
2021 Medicare Premiums and Costs Released
2021 Medicare Premiums and Costs Released Hello Toni: I have recently enrolled in Medicare and received my 2020 Medicare and You handbook and cannot find what the 2021 Medicare costs will be? Do you...
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