Under 65 What Should I Do During Medicare Annual Period (aka Open Enrollment)? Reader Alert: Effective October 1st, the new Medicare.gov Medicare plan finder was released. Navigating this site is not easy. Please take your time when searching a new Medicare Part D...
Toni Says® Tips for Medicare Open Enrollment Toni: I just received a phone call saying there is a federal law that I change my Medicare during Medicare’s Open Enrollment? The Toni Says® office helped us with our Medicare decision in January when my husband retired...
Medicare Annual Enrollment! What Do I Do? Dear Toni, This is my first Medicare Annual Enrollment and I don’t know anything about this process? Which program is good, and which one is not? I do have some health problems and am concerned I am making the correct...
Dear Toni: Read your article last week about the “extra Part D premium” but did not explain how to lower the premium if you are not making the income you were before you retired. I received a letter from Social Security stating that I must pay $433.40 for Part B and...
Help, Toni: I have discovered that my employer, CenterPoint, dropped my retiree Medicare group health plan beginning January 1, 2017. What do I do NOW? I am a 69-year old female retiring this October and enrolling in Medicare for the first time. My husband, Paul,...
Toni: Last year, I made a mistake and changed to a Medicare Advantage Plan because I understood from talking with my friends that this PPO plan was like a Medicare Supplement. Boy, was I wrong! I want out!! Most specialists and even the facility that does...