by Deidre Backus | Jun 10, 2019 | donut hole, Medicare Part D, part d changes, Toni Says
Hello Toni: I am turning 65 in July, self-employed and my income is over $250K. Recently I received a letter from Social Security telling me that my monthly Medicare Part B premium of $135.50 would be doubled to $270.90 per month due to 2017 reported income. That was...
by Deidre Backus | Jun 10, 2019 | Medicare, medicare changes, Original Medicare, out of pocket costs, Toni Says
Dear Toni: Read your article last week about the “extra Part D premium” but did not explain how to lower the premium if you are not making the income you were before you retired.I received a letter from Social Security stating that I must pay $433.40 for Part B and...
by Deidre Backus | Jun 10, 2019 | Long-Term Care, Toni Says
Toni, I have a friend who just received a bill from the state of Texas for his mother’s Medicaid nursing home care. No one informed him that Medicaid (the State of Texas) was running a tab of the entire healthcare that Medicaid paid and would take his mother’s house....
by Deidre Backus | Jun 10, 2019 | Social Security, Toni Says
Help Toni: I’m turning 65 in July and last week I tried to open a “My Social Security” account to enroll in Medicare online but my Social Security account is blocked. Two years ago, someone falsely filed for a tax refund with my Social Security number and now anything...
by Deidre Backus | Jun 10, 2019 | donut hole, Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Toni: I am turning 65 in July and am an insulin dependent diabetic. I take 2 insulins which are rather expensive. I am concerned about the Part D Donut Hole because I’ve seen my husband struggle with his current choice. Last year, my husband Steve changed from his...
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