by Toni King | Sep 13, 2024 | Medicare, Skilled Nursing, Toni Says
Hospice Gives Caregivers Well Needed Rest Dear Readers: This week I had my own experience with Medicare as my 92-year-old mother has reached her final stage of hospice. I feel it is important for me to explain hospice, so those with a terminally ill loved one learn...
by Toni King | Sep 13, 2024 | Social Security, Toni Says
Will the Social Security Data Breach Affect My Medicare? Reader Alert: A recent “Social Security Data Breach” which has affected 2.9 billion people worldwide. Be cautious if you believe this event could have affected you. Hello Toni: I was watching the...
by Toni King | Aug 7, 2024 | Medicare, Toni Says
“Plastic Medicare Card” Scam is Exploding! Reader Alert: You may remember reading about this scam in the Toni Says column several months ago. Below is an email the Toni Says team received from a reader in Arizona just last week. Toni, I am concerned about a phone...
by Toni King | Mar 15, 2024 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, Toni Says
Is At-Home Recovery After a Transplant Covered by Medicare? Dear Readers: This week, I received a text message from a local Toni Says Medicare client that I would like to share with you. The text reads: Toni: I need to put together a 24/7 home care recovery...
by Toni King | Mar 15, 2024 | Medicare, Toni Says
How Do I Enroll in Medicare? Hello Toni: I am turning 65 in July and am bombarded with mail and telemarketing calls. I am not receiving Social Security and a friend who just got Medicare is receiving her Social Security check. Do I have to be receiving my...
by Toni King | Jan 19, 2024 | Social Security, Toni Says
Social Security’s Unique Way of Lowering Medicare Part B/D Premiums Dear Toni, I turned 65 in November and enrolled in Medicare. I received a letter from Social Security stating that I must pay $527.50 for Part B and $70 for Part D totaling $597.50 monthly. The...
