by Tom Barrett | Feb 22, 2022 | Employer Issues, Healthcare Issues, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
Your particular monthly premium and drug costs depend on the type of Medicare coverage and the respective plan you have selected. Whether it’s a stand-alone Prescription Drug Plan if you are covered under Original Medicare (Option 1), or a Medicare Advantage HMO or...
by Tom Barrett | Jun 7, 2021 | Medicare, Medicare Medicaid
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Medicare Part C, better known as “Medicare Advantage”, comprises an “all in one” alternative to Original Medicare. These “bundled”...
by Tom Barrett | Mar 24, 2021 | Employer Issues, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, National News, Uncategorized
What are the key parts of this bill that affect healthcare consumers? Larger Subsidies Everyone who currently receives a subsidy will qualify for bigger subsidies. The size of the increase will depend on county, age, and income as a percentage of the Federal Poverty...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 12, 2021 | Medicare
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Medicare Part D is health care coverage that helps you pay for the prescription drugs you use. Here are 5 things to know about Part D –...
by Tom Barrett | Jan 22, 2021 | General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, National News, Uncategorized
In case you missed it…… Embedded in the recently passed Covid Relief Bill are new optional FSA provisions that give employers the option to immediately amend FSA Plans to create markedly more account flexibility. FSA dollars tend to expire at the end of...
