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Unexpected Medicare Penalties and Income-Related Adjustments: Can You Appeal? How?
Medicare can be confusing and lead to unexpected costs. This is especially true if you’re not informed on the front end when you first become eligible for Medicare; or, if you delay enrollment, when you enroll that first time. The three most common surprise-cost...
Medicare Basics: 5 Things to Know About Medicare Part A
There are four basic parts of Medicare: A, B, C, and D. Each part helps pay for certain medical services. Here are 5 things to know about Part A: #1 Part A is one of two parts of what is considered “Original Medicare”. (Part B is the other). #2 Most people don’t...
FSA and HSA Contribution Limits for 2020
Every year the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announces new contribution limits for tax-advantaged accounts. Many of these accounts are indexed for inflation so the limits rise year over year. This article is geared at educating you about the new contribution limits...
2020 Medicare Part B Monthly Premium and Income-Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts
On Friday Medicare announced the Part B rates that most Medicare enrollees will be responsible for paying in 2020. Effective January 1, 2020 the standard monthly premium for Medicare Part B enrollees will be $144.60. This represents an increase of $9.10 from the...
How to Prepare for Group Health Open Enrollment
'Tis the season for open enrollment in the world of health insurance! Open enrollment for Medicare 2020 has already begun (October 15th - December 7th, 2019). Additionally, individual open enrollment is underway (November 1st - December 15, 2019). Lastly and most...
Cost of Employer-Provided Health Coverage Passes $20,000 a Year
An ‘Annual poll of employers by Kaiser Family Foundation finds premiums rose 5% for family plans; ‘It’s the cost of buying an economy car.' Let us show you how we help our employees operate at substantially below this scary number through SharedFunding. Click here for...
Are Groupons For Healthcare Good or Bad? Yes
Groupons have been in the medical news lately (for example "Groupons For Medical Treatment? Welcome To Today’s U.S. Health Care" and "Groupons for medical care are helping patients save money") with stories of deeply discounted rates for some medical tests in several...
bbg65Plus Certified To Facilitate National Medicare Educational Program
Medicare can be daunting and confusing and quite difficult to grasp. This is true in the case of existing Medicare beneficiaries as well as their care givers. And, it's especially true for those prospective new enrollees who are about to turn 65 and have to deal with...
How Dogs Can Play a Role in Healthcare
A dog's sense of smell can be 10,000+ times more powerful than humans. It's no surprise that we ingenious humans have figured out how to train these loving creatures with their amazing sniffing abilities. We've all seen dogs at the airport and/or in cop cars. These...
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