Medicare
What is Medicare?
Medicare is health insurance for people age 65 or older, under age 65 with certain disabilities, and any age with permanent kidney failure (called “End-Stage Renal Disease”). You must have entered the United States lawfully and have lived here for 5 years to be eligible for Medicare. There are multiple parts to medicare: Medicare Part …
9 Important Medicare Mistakes to Avoid
Medicare is complicated. This is the major criticism against it. Many Medicare mistakes occur on a regular basis. Avoiding these mistakes ensures that you’ll have far fewer challenges in getting the care you require. If you haven’t enrolled in Medicare yet, recognizing these blunders will put you way ahead of the competition. The most effective …
Medicare Medical Savings Account
Curious about the 2021 Lasso Healthcare MSA? Learn all about our Medicare Advantage Medical Savings Account plans in this in-depth presentation. MSAs give you money toward your health care; you decide how to spend, save or invest the funds.
New Medicare ID Cards rolling out
https://youtu.be/DusRmgzQnLY We have been receiving calls about when the new medicare cards will arrive. According to medicare.gov all cards are being shipped out by state with the process to be completed by April 2019. I came across a document today that showed the current progress. Note my fellow Missouri friends, you should expect your new …
Discussing the Future of Medicare
Quick trip to Harrisburg, PA to visit Ritter Insurance Marketing to participate in the discussion about the future of Medicare and supplemental products. Great meeting & networking with the top Medicare Supplemental minds in the country.
Medicare Annual Enrollment Period Ends December 7th
We have seen an increase in the number of Medicare beneficiaries who have just now started to contact us to review their coverages. We want to remind anyone who would like to make a change to their Medicare benefits for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug plans, that December 7th is the last …
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2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period date changes
NOTICE The 2012 Medicare Annual Enrollment Period is changing to October 15 through December 7th. If you want to make a change please make sure you take note of when your applications have to be submitted to the company.
Medicare enrollment application
In an attempt to help simplify your life while trying to figure out how to wade through the big bowl of Medicare alphabet soup use the like below to find out how to apply for Medicare, or visit the online Medicare enrollment application on the Social Security website: http://www.ssa.gov/medicareonly/ Once you receive your Medicare claim number, contact …
Medicare Supplement Insurance Companies
Below is a list of the companies that we currently have products available from. All of these companies offer some type of Medicare product (Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D prescription plans), but not all companies offer products in all areas so please give us a call to discuss your personal options. 816-254-6100 Admiral …
Medicare Supplement Insurance plans
Medicare Supplement insurance plans (or Medigap) are voluntary, additional coverage that helps fills the gaps in coverage for Original Medicare. The best time to enroll in a Medicare Supplement insurance plan is during your individual Medigap Open Enrollment Period, which is the six-month period that begins on the first day of the month you turn 65 and …
Medicare Part B premium 2011
Remember you pay for Medicare Part A premium while you work through your taxes, once you start using your Medicare Part B, you pay the part B premium at that time. Currently for 2011 the standard Medicare Part B premium is 115.40 per month. Due to the fact that there was not a Social Security …