Posts Tagged ‘Medicare’
Medicare Cuts Affect Georgia Seniors
Georgia seniors on Medicare may find they are not welcome in the doctors office. Coming cuts in Medicare payments to physicians is not going to set well with doctors in Georgia. Funding Obamacare for the poor and uninsured is made possible by robbing Peter to pay Paul. In this case, Peter is Georgia seniors on Medicare. By paying your doctors [...]
49% of Georgia Seniors to Lose Medicare Advantage Plans
The campaign promise, "If you like your plan you can keep it" has lost its' luster. The Chief Actuary at CMS estimates half of seniors on Medicare Advantage Plans will be forced out of their plans by Obamacare. He further concludes that: in addition to losing access to the health plan of their choice, those who are able to remain [...]
Unilever Dumps Retiree’s In To Medicare
Hank Williams asked "Why do you treat me like a worn out shoe?" and Unilever responds by dumping the retiree health insurance plan. This follows as 3M and Honeywell had similar announcements. Retiree health insurance plans are going the way of the buggy whip as corporations look to save money as a result of Obamacare. Not only does [...]
15,000 Losing Medicare Advantage
Over 15,000 Georgia seniors will lose their Medicare Advantage Plan (MAP) at the end of December. Some will choose to move to a different MAP while many will opt to return to original Medicare and purchase a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan. Over the next 12 months we expect to see even more MAP's go the way of the dinosaur as [...]
Medicare Update – If You Like Your Doctor . . .
Remember "if you like your health insurance plan you can keep it"? The same carny pitch guy who delivered that line should now be saying "if you like your doctor you can keep him (or her)". Well, not really . . . Just like keeping your existing health insurance plan was a lie, so is the idea of keeping your doctor if you are [...]
Obamacare and Medicare
Obamacare and Medicare are like ebony and ivory except not as fun or entertaining. Higher taxes, higher premiums, less coverage, fewer choices. Funding Obamacrap will involve higher taxes paid by almost everyone. Higher Medicare taxes. Higher income taxes. Higher taxes on HSA penalties. All in all, the law sold to a gullible public and news [...]
Medigap “Open Enrollment”
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia will accept new Medicare Supplement members without need for health history or underwriting. Eligible applicants must simply have an existing Medicare Supplement policy with any Medigap company and apply for a Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Medicare Supplement policy of equal or lesser benefits. Beginning [...]
Georgia Med Supp Rates – Turning 65
Current Medicare supplement (Medigap) rates for seniors turning age 65 are out. Rates listed are for Atlanta area only, October 2010 effective dates. Medigap Plan F Female, non-tobacco - $112.26 Male, non-tobacco - $121.24 Medigap Plan G Female, non-tobacco - $92.81 Male, non-tobacco - $100.23 Medigap Plan N Female, [...]
Med Supp Rates to Increase in Georgia
Mutual of Omaha Medicare supplement (Medigap) policy holders that renew in October or later should expect a rate increase. We have several Medicare supplement carriers available with competitive rates. Give us a call to compare!
Medicare Cuts Still in Play
In order to avoid "adding one dime to the deficit", Obamacare (Patient Protection and Unaffordable Health Care Act) had to play shell games with the funding. One way was to cut pay to doctors who treat Medicare patients by 21%. In doing so they stripped billions out of the cost of Obamacare by projecting a $200 billion savings by cutting [...]
