by Toni King | Jun 8, 2021 | Original Medicare
Telehealth Is Exploding Due to COVID-19 Social Distancing! Toni: My 86-year-old mother with Alzheimer’s needs 24-hour care and lives in a personal care home. She is enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO and taking her to the doctor is quite an ordeal. Friends have...
by Toni King | May 5, 2020 | Medicare Advantage Plans, Supplemental Plans
Does A Medicare Supplement Have A PPO Network? Dear Toni: I am turning 65 in July and my husband is retiring January 2021. Both of us are covered by his company health plan. I am being bombarded by Medicare marketing material regarding different types of Medicare...
by Toni King | Mar 5, 2020 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare
Turning 65…Medicare Marketing Is Overwhelming! America, it has finally happened because I, Toni King, who has been writing the Toni Says® Medicare column is turning 65 in May. I am now experiencing, excessive marketing and confusion regarding finding a Medicare plan...
by Toni King | Oct 31, 2019 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, Original Medicare
How Can I Leave Medicare Advantage Plan and Return to Original Medicare? 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 has an in-network and out of network provider and...
by Toni King | Sep 30, 2019 | Enrolling in Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans
Does Enrolling in a Medicare Supplement Cancel a Medicare Advantage Plan? Toni: Last year during Medicare’s Annual Enrollment, both me and my husband qualified for a Medicare Supplement Plan G over the phone from a telemarketing call. The supplement has never paid a...
