‘Georgia Medicare Plans’ Archives
Family Life Medigap Rates
Medicare supplement plans from Family Life are raising renewal rates by 25%. If your Family Life Medigap policy is more than 12 months old you can expect a significant increase at your next renewal. The Michigan Department of Insurance has approved new rates for Family Life for policies renewing in October, 2011 and later. New business [...]
When Medicare Falls Short
Georgia Medicare supplement plans are offered through a private insurance carriers. Medicare only pays 48% of medical claims, "gap" plans help pay for the 52% of medical care bills not covered by Medicare. Congress created Medicare as a solution to help seniors pay for thei health care needs but it was never intended to pay for [...]
Blue Cross Ends Medicare Guaranteed Issue
Blue Cross of Georgia Medicare supplement plans have been guaranteed issue for anyone who currently has a Medicare supplement plan through another carrier. We have just been notified this practice is ending. New applications submitted before 6/23/2011 will go through normal underwriting channels and subject to acceptance or decline. If you are [...]
Medicare Death Panels
Georgia seniors on Medicare have reason to worry about the government directing their health care. The "death panels" are very real and have almost unlimited authority. Medicare panel bad for seniors By Gale Macke 6:59 p.m. Thursday, [...]
Piedmont Job Cuts
High unemployment and many without health insurance in Georgia lead to layoff's at Atlanta Piedmont Hospital. A combination of Obamanomics and Obamacare is putting pressure on GA health care providers. Piedmont Healthcare cutting 5 percent of workforce By Misty [...]
Switching Medicare Plans
Yes you can switch from a Medicare Advantage plan to a Georgia Medicare supplement plan and have "guaranteed issue" rights. To bypass medical underwriting certain guidelines must be met as required by Medicare. GA Medigap Guaranteed Issue Rights If you have a Medicare Advantage plan you may switch to original Medicare and a Medicare [...]
Finding the Best Rate
Overpaying for Medicare supplement plans in Georgia is not necessary. When you pay more you don't get more, you simply paid too much. So how do you know if you got a good rate or not? Ask an independent agent who has the best rates for your situation. United of Omaha Medigap in GA George has Medicare supplement plan G that he purchased from [...]
Is Your Pharmacist Smart?
There are a lot of things you should ask your pharmacist, but advice on which medication (including OTC) to take is not one of them. They SHOULD know more about drug interaction than your doctor, but they may not be up on how herbs and supplements interact with prescription and over the counter medications. Consumer Reports wants you to know . . [...]
Doc Info
Need to find a Georgia doctor? Rate a Medicare doctor or look up a medical term? MDSmartSearch may be what the doctor ordered. Prescription Drugs look up prescription drug prices and information search by name or medical condition find OTC (over the counter) medications Physician Database locate health care providers with fraud [...]
United of Omaha – Medicare Supplement Plans
Georgia Medicare supplement plans issued by United of Omaha may see huge rate increases. United of Omaha, a Mutual of Omaha company, has filed for renewal increases of up to 24% in neighboring states. So far, no word on what will happen to GA Medigap plans but there is no reason to believe we will be passed over. They have singled out supplement [...]
