by Toni King | Mar 5, 2013 | Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Toni, Please give me some advice because I am having some financial problems. I am concerned that I will get into the Donut Hole. I only receive about $1,050.00 income from my social security check. The Medicare Part B premium has reduced my...
by Toni King | Mar 1, 2013 | Toni Says
Toni, Really enjoy your articles in the Examiner. Have a client who just received a bill for her mother’s Medicaid payments during the last few years of her life. My client had no idea that Medicaid was running a tab; otherwise she would have had her...
by Toni King | Feb 23, 2013 | Toni Says
Dear Toni: Can you please explain to me which Medicare option is better? Medicare with Medicare Supplement plus a (Part D) Drug coverage or Medicare Advantage Plan I am having difficulty in comparing the two options on an apple to apple basis. Thanks, Dale… Sugar...
by Toni King | Feb 23, 2013 | Toni Says
Toni: My wife is a retired teacher and we are both on her TRS-Care Plan. I also have retirement benefits from Dow Chemical where I worked for 30+ years. I have just found out that I’ve lost my Dow retiree health benefits because TRS enrolled us in the...
by Toni King | Feb 9, 2013 | Toni Says
Hello Ms. Toni: I am a Vet and have always received my healthcare from the Michael DeBakey VA center. I turned 65 last April 2011 and did not sign up for Part B in Medicare. Now I have a serious heart condition requiring surgery and I would like to go to a heart...
by Toni King | Feb 7, 2013 | Medicare Part D, Toni Says
Hello Toni: I turned 65 in March 2009, I continued to work full time with excellent company benefits, and I decided to delay Part B until December 1, 2012 when I have retired. I enrolled in a Medicare supplement plan F and a Part D prescription drug plan and now...