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: I have a very different Medicare problem concerning how to enroll than any problems, I’ve seen in your Medicare column. I turn 65 on Oct 10 of this year. I am on my husband’s group health plan and have already met my total out of pocket for this year. I would...
Good Morning Ms. Toni: I am turning 65 in Dec and retiring because of my health. I had a triple bi-pass September 2013 and last week I talked with the office manager at my cardiologist’s office about me getting on Medicare and what I should do?...
Hello Toni: As a certified case manager and critical care unit RN, I see adult children seeking advice for their parents who are closing in on end of life issues. Those that have serious health care issues should be offered every option for proper planning of end of...
Good Morning Ms. Toni: The first week, my wife and I had moved to Houston, I had a wonderful surprise in the Spring Examiner newspaper in my front yard and there was your Medicare column discussing different Medicare options for someone who has cancer. I...