by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Toni Says
Hello Toni: I need your help about enrolling in Part B or delaying it. I am self-employed with no employees, turning 65 with an individual Blue Cross/Blue Shield health plan that covers me and my wife. I’ve been told by friends that since I am still...
by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Toni Says
Hello Toni: I have a very different Medicare problem than what you usually write about and I hope you can give me some well needed guidance. On May 15th, I received a delinquent notice from Medicare which was dated April 27th, about my Medicare premium that I pay...
by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Toni Says
Toni, There was an article in the Rancher a couple of weeks ago that addressed the length of time you had to spend at a hospital before Medicare would pay for a rehabilitation hospital. I can’t remember the number of days you have to spend in the hospital....
by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Medicare Advantage Plans, Supplemental Plans, Toni Says
Toni: I have been on Medicare for almost 2 years; I need to change the Medicare Advantage Company I am in because 2 doctors I see are no longer accepting or part of my Medicare Advantage plan. Do I have to wait until a certain month of the year or can I...
by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Toni Says
Good News for those on Medicare: On Friday, February 17, 2012, Congress approved the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012(H.R. 3630). Not only did this bill help people’s pay checks or whatever the news media was reporting…but the bill also saved the...
by Toni King | Jul 11, 2012 | Toni Says
Hi Toni, I saw your paragraph in “The Rancher” about your husband’s knee replacement. My experience is with my Dad and he likely had a lot different circumstances, but I can share this with you. He was 80 when he had the surgery; it was the first time he...