by Toni King | Jan 9, 2025 | Medicare, Medicare Part B, Toni Says
Losing Employer Benefits with Dental and Enrolling in Medicare…What Do I Do? Dear Toni, I will be eligible for Medicare in July and am now receiving cancer treatment. I am currently on my ex-employer’s COBRA and searching for dental care when I go on Medicare...
by Toni King | Dec 12, 2024 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans
I picked the wrong Advantage Plan… When can I return to Original Medicare? Toni: I never should have listened to my brother who bragged about how his Medicare Advantage plan was a great way to save money and not have to spend so much on my Medicare supplement...
by Toni King | Dec 12, 2024 | Medicare, medicare changes
2025 Medicare Deductibles and Premiums Released Hello Toni: In the new Medicare & You Handbook that I received about a month ago, I cannot find what the 2025 Medicare costs and premiums will be. I would like to know this information because I have been...
by Toni King | Nov 11, 2024 | Medicare
Turning 65 and Still Working…I have Medicare Questions?? Hello Toni: I have a few questions about enrolling in Medicare since I am turning 65 this January. 1) Will my Medicare start automatically in January since I am still working? 2) If I retire when I’m 67, do I...
by Toni King | Nov 11, 2024 | Medicare
How to inform Medicare that your income is lower Dear Toni, I began taking my RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) from my 401(k) when I turned 72 and my Medicare premium in 2024 is $454.20 for Part B and $53.80 for Part D. Did taking my RMD with my Social...
by Toni King | Oct 15, 2024 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans
Changes Available During Medicare’s AEP… Toni: In August, my husband and I enrolled in a Medicare Supplement, which has not paid a medical claim because we are in a Medicare Advantage plan. We could not leave the Advantage plan and return to Original Medicare...