Health Insurance Terms Defined

Health Insurance Terms Defined

Health insurance—it’s something we all benefit from, but rarely understand. Unfortunately, taking control of your coverage isn’t as straightforward as just signing up and going on with your day. There are several things you need to know in order to make an informed...
How To Find the Best Medicare Plan For You

How To Find the Best Medicare Plan For You

Because Medicare is not as straightforward as just signing up, the choices can be overwhelming. For example, many people assume that Medicare is free, which it can be for people who also qualify for Medicaid, but there are many other working parts that may include...
How To Sign Up For Medicare (The Easy Way)

How To Sign Up For Medicare (The Easy Way)

When it comes to Medicare, it’s hard to know where to start. Most people have heard of Medicare but—when push comes to shove—they don’t really know what it is or how it benefits them. Luckily, once you know the basics, it makes more sense, but with something so...

Use it or Lose it

Attention All Florida Medicare Beneficiaries with a Medicare Advantage Plan. Many Medicare Advantage Plans in Florida have a benefit known as “Over the Counter Benefit”.  Depending on your plan, this benefit allows you to get up to $100 worth of non...

7 Questions to Ask

7 Questions to Ask When you are shopping for Medicare Health Insurance How many companies will the advisor compare for you? If only one company, you are missing a lot of options. How much am I prepared to pay out of my own pocket? Companies publish “Maximum Out Of...

Telemedicine Is Here To Stay

Telemedicine Visits — What I Need to Know The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has proven that telemedicine can be a safer option for many Americans seeking routine healthcare.   There could be more than 1 billion telemedicine visits in the U.S. by the end of the...

Survey’s That Actually Help

Survey’s that actually help or Medicare and Medicaid CAHPS and HOS From March through July, health insurance companies randomly ask consumers with insurance (both Medicare and Medicaid plans) to participate in the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and...

Medicare Programs for People with Low-Incomes

There are some shocking statistics regarding Medicare Beneficiaries.  Around 37 percent of people with Medicare Advantage plans earn less than $20,000 a year, according to the Better Medicare Alliance.1.   Not surprisingly, Medicare Advantage plans...

Bitcoin and Blockchain In Healthcare?

Bitcoin and Blockchain First Definitions: Blockchain – Distributed database that tracks all transactions and therefore provides “verifiable proof” of activities between parties. The hope is that “trust” in any entity will be removed from the transaction and no...