by Jenni Espay | Sep 13, 2022 | Article, health, healthcare, Medicare News
Medicare’s Open Enrollment runs October 15 through December 7 and is the time of year when you can make certain changes to your Medicare coverage. You can make as many changes as you need to your Medicare coverage during Open Enrollment. The last change you make will...
by Jenni Espay | Sep 2, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, health, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Identity Theft, Medicare News, Scam Alert
Check out this great article in the Seniors Times (pages 1, 2 & 9) on SMP’s role in empowering seniors to stop scams. It provides a beautiful overview of the SMP project and important tips to help you avoid scams. To read the article, click here
by Jenni Espay | Aug 17, 2022 | Article, health, healthcare, Medicare News
The Inflation Reduction Act is estimated to spend about $485 billion over 10 years on health and alternative energy programs while raising about $790 billion through tax revenue and savings. The bill will also have a huge impact on Medicare,by allowing the program to...
by Jenni Espay | Jul 27, 2022 | Article, healthcare, Medicare News
Original Medicare does NOT cover long-term care, dental and vision. That is where supplement plans come in. But be careful, there are often rules and restrictions around these supplemental benefits. Sometimes, plan marketingmaterials can even make it seem that it...
by Jenni Espay | Jul 21, 2022 | Article, Fighting Fraud, healthcare, Healthcare Fraud, Medicare Fraud Alerts, Medicare News, Scam Alert
The Office of Inspector General has conducted dozens of investigations of fraud schemes involving companies that pretended to provide telehealth, telemedicine, or telemarketing services and exploited the growing acceptance and use of telehealth. In some of these fraud...
by Jenni Espay | May 25, 2022 | Media, Medicare News
Last Monday, President Biden announced a deal with 20 Internet service providers, such as AT&T and Comcast, to provide high-speed broadband to low-income households for no more than $30-a-month. This initiative is very important for older adults, because it will...
