by Toni King | Oct 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Medicare Premiums and Deductibles Increase in 2024 Hello Toni: I recently enrolled in Medicare and received my 2024 Medicare and You handbook and cannot find the 2024 Medicare costs will be? Do you have any idea what the new Medicare costs are? Thank You, Cindy from...
by Toni King | Nov 4, 2021 | Medicare, Medicare Part D, Uncategorized
Changes to 2022 Medicare Part D Co-Pays and Donut…Released! Toni: This year, the 2022 Medicare and You handbook did not include all the information regarding the Medicare Part D deductibles and “Donut Hole”. I got in the “famous” Medicare donut hole this August and do...
by Toni King | Oct 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
What is the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program? Toni, I am a financial planner with a client who just received a bill for her mother’s Medicaid Long Term Care that was cared for at her mother’s house instead of a nursing home. Sue is now stuck with a $67,500 bill that...
by Toni King | Aug 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
Toni: We get your column in our local papers. From you, I learned about Social Security’s “Life Changing Event” form (SSA-44) and the ability to appeal the extra IRMMA premium we are charged. I had an unusual stock sale in 2017 that put us in the highest bracket. ...
by Toni King | Jun 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
Reader Alert: This week, I received a shocking text message from one of Toni Says® Medicare Supplement clients that I would like to share with the Toni Says® readers. You may never know when you or one of your family members will experience a life changing medical...
by Toni King | Apr 3, 2019 | employer dropping retiree medical group health, Enrolling in Medicare, retirement, Uncategorized
Hello Toni, In May, my retiree benefits will be changing, and my husband and I will no longer be covered because we both will be 65. I am afraid that my husband and I will not be medically taken care of since we were forced to make this change and enroll in the...
