by Toni King | Jan 16, 2014 | Long-Term Care, Toni Says
Toni: Recently in your Medicare column, you discussed home healthcare for the elderly. I would like to know about Long Term Care. I always thought Medicare covered long term care but now I am finding out I was totally wrong. My mother has...
by Toni King | Jan 9, 2014 | ObamaCare, Toni Says
Toni: I will be 70 on June 20, 2014 and have decided to retire effective June 1. I have always had company benefits and because of healthcare reform my company is no longer covering retirees. Now I have to make new Medicare choices. I would...
by Toni King | Jan 1, 2014 | Toni Says
Toni, I have a client who just received a bill for her mother’s Medicaid Long Term Care that was done at her house instead of a nursing home during the last few years of her mother’s life. My client had no idea that Medicaid was running a tab; otherwise she...
by Toni King | Dec 21, 2013 | Toni Says
Dear Toni: I retired last March and my income was over $300,000. I was surprised to learn that Medicare Parts B and D are both income based and I have to pay $335.70 for Part B and $69.30 for Part D, totaling $405.00 monthly from my Social Security check....
by Toni King | Dec 18, 2013 | Toni Says
Hi Toni: I have Original Medicare and a Medicare Supplement Plan F. No problem in the past filing with Medicare, but beginning January 1st, my neurologist has changed how he bills Medicare. He is a small office and said that because of the amount of paperwork, he...
by Toni King | Dec 11, 2013 | Toni Says
Toni, You wrote an article a few years ago that addressed the length of time you had to spend at a hospital before Medicare would pay for a skilled nursing/rehabilitation hospital stay. I can’t remember the number of days you have to spend in the hospital. My mother...
