Learn the ABC’s of Medicare and Social Security; This Is What Every Baby Boomer Needs To Know!
[vifblike] Hi Toni, I follow your column and clip them for future reference. I am now approaching 65 in August. I need to enroll in Medicare and learn the plan differences between Medicare and an Advantage Program I am considering. I understand I can sign up at Social...
Helpful tips to avoid the Financial Crisis of the Medicare Donut Hole!!!
[vifblike] Toni: Last year, my mother got into the “donut hole” in October. I can see from the Part D statement she receives that she is rapidly approaching the donut hole and it is only the beginning of May. None of her drugs have changed from 2016. She can afford...
Will the New Medicare Observation Hospital Rule Impact You?
[vifblike] New Medicare hospital rule regarding observation notification went into effect Wednesday, 3/8/2017. Be prepared! On Monday, April 3rd, the Toni Says Medicare team attended the MACRA informational Medicare meeting which informed insurance agents in...
Has the New Medicare Rule Affected Medicare Advantage Plans?
[vifblike] Toni: Last week you wrote about how the MOON (Medicare Outpatient Observation Notice) rule affects “Original Medicare”. My husband has enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and I am wondering how this rule will affect his hospital stay. Thank you, Maria...
Medicare’s…Enrollment Check-List!!
Medicare’s… Enrollment Check-List!! Hello Toni: My husband, David, has been laid off because of what is happening to oil companies in the Houston area. He is 68 and has never enrolled in Medicare, but I am turning 65 in November. We both are covered under his...
