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Not many people get excited about the new handbook like we silly Medicare Guru's do! But, it's out. In fact, I was speaking with a gentleman over the phone yesterday who was referred to us. Here's our conversation in a nutshell. "So and so attended your class and suggested I call you." "excellent - you have a medicare advantage plan... how did you come to choose that?" "my 80 year old friend …
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Webinar to help you before the Annual Election Period…
“My friends say their plan pays for everything”
Have you heard your friend that is ON Medicare say that before? We hear it all the time and we know that you DO hear that! Beware - the people that are telling you that often don't know what TYPE of plan they have so be careful about who you listen to. When someone tells you that they pay "nothing" for allllll of their Medical care - including NOT paying a monthly premium ("so you are crazy …
Helpers Are Out There!
Check out the BLOG HERE written by my friend Cathy Sikorski! We're all just sort of our here wanting to educate and help. Cathy is a fun speaker that shares her years of estate planning (and lack there of) experience in order to help people plan ahead. …
COBRA; beware.
Wow, did we hit the "COBRA cases" last week! It was very strange, seemed we kept getting calls from people that had bad, or shall we say really no, advice about how to handle Medicare AND COBRA coverage. We had a Florida person that started COBRA last spring. All is well other than the fact that he's 69 years old and has only Medicare Part A. Gwynn coached him through going to get his Part B of …
Medicare Part A and B sign up….!
Holidays tend to be a day where many people are reading on our website! For some it's a quiet day and a good time to care of things that you need to take care of. Here's a tutorial about signing up for Medicare's Part A and B. Email us if you need help! (links on the website will get messages to us) Now, go enjoy some holiday time ----- TUTORIAL …
Healthcare Peace of Mind
As many of you realize, we at Boomer Health Group do a LOT of our work virtually (i.e. over the phone - yes, the archaic PHONE!). We do a lot nationally; state to state.... So, it wasn't unusual at all to talk to a woman out west about her situation. She's turning 65, no spouse and had a cancer diagnosis a few years back and was treated at MD Anderson. When we hear that someone has a condition …
Mistakes
We have days in a row where we just seem to hit mistake after mistake after mistake in Medicare-Land. A CPA asked me to call a client with a Medicare issue. During the phone call, I learned that he has a small business - under 20 employees, is well past age 65 and had not been advised to sign up for Medicare's Part B. He went on to say that his wife had Parts A and B and had purchased a …
Caregiving, long term care and more!
I saw this picture on Linked In with the statistic related to caregiving - that 14% of caregivers are over age 65. I talked with a person this week who is that caregiver. To both parents. Her full-time job is caregiving. Amazing is all I can say. So, I watch as this person tries to make the best healthcare decision for herself. How does caregiving impact HER health? Realize how physically and …
Timing
Timing can be critical with an impending Medicare decision. Case in point. We had a referral to us yesterday that is turning 66 this month. He said "I'm ready to do Medicare now". After listening to his story, he said that last year - as he was approaching age 65 - he was "hounded" by agents and finally let two gentlemen into his home to talk about Medicare. He said that he "didn't like them" …