by Deidre Backus | Jan 17, 2019 | Blog
Toni: Last week, you wrote about how to apply for Medicare online by having to start a “My Social Security” account. I had no problem opening the “My Social Security” account and answering the credit questions because I knew those answers. When it came to fill out...
by Deidre Backus | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
Toni: I am a weekly follower of your Toni Says® Medicare column and would like to let your readers in on a wonderful experience I had regarding saving serious dollars on an expensive generic prescription. I recently received a generic prescription for my Parkinson’s...
by Deidre Backus | Dec 7, 2018 | Blog
Ms. Toni: My 86-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s needs 24-hour care and lives in a local personal care home. She is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and taking her to the doctor is quite an ordeal. Friends have suggested that I disenroll my mother from this HMO...
by Deidre Backus | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
Hello Toni: You have been referred to me as a resource that can answer some of the questions I have about Medicare. I am turning 65 this December and have not received anything in the mail regarding what I need to do to begin Medicare? Like many in the Houston area,...
by Deidre Backus | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
Hello, Toni: I have recently enrolled in Medicare and have received my first Medicare and You handbook for 2019. Do you have any idea what the new Medicare costs will be? I didn’t see anything in the handbook. Thank You, Sandy from Sun City, CA Hello, Sandy:...
by Deidre Backus | Nov 2, 2018 | Blog
Dear Toni: I read an article from the Statesman which stated that 36,000 TRS retired teachers have left TRS Care and this troubles me. I am a 68-year-old retired high school principal with a wife who turns 65 in January and needs to enroll in Medicare. I have a...
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