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 | Aug 20, 2020 | Featured, Healthcare Costs, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
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 B: #1 Part B is the second of two parts of what is considered “Original Medicare”. (Part A is the other). #2 Most...
by Tom Barrett | Jan 28, 2020 | Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
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...
by Tom Barrett | Aug 29, 2019 | Company News, Employer Issues, Healthcare Issues, Medicare, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
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...
by Tom Barrett | Feb 26, 2019 | Employer Issues, General Health, General Insurance Issues, Health Policy, Healthcare Costs, Healthcare Issues, Healthcare Reform, Insurance, Medicare Medicaid, Uncategorized
Some say it’s the hottest demographic in the labor market — men and women ditching traditional retirement age to work into their 70s, 80s and sometimes beyond. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the 65 and over crowd will make up the...