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There's so much information out there about Medicare. Problem is that there is information overload. Another problem that we often hear is the exclamation of "Oh my gosh, I don't even know where to start". Yes Medicare.gov can be a great source of information BUT you have to know what to enter into the search bar, right? We at Giardini Medicare adore information. Look no further than our …
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When Should You Start Talking Medicare?
At Giardini Medicare we are often asked “When is the best time to start talking and learning about Medicare?” Surprisingly, even that question doesn’t have a straight answer, and it appears that nothing related to Medicare seems to have a “straight” answer. In my experience, a person age 64 and one-half years is just about ideal for the first conversation on Medicare. Remember celebrating …
Transition
Retirement. Change. Transition. Change. Stress. It's all bundled together. Zero in on the healthcare/Medicare piece and we can help make life easier. There's a method to the Medicare madness. When you do things at the right time, in the right way, with the right forms, with the proper knowledge --- Medicare can almost feel "easy". I know what you're thinking. Impossible, right? Wrong. Day in; …
COBRA and Medicare
We make a pretty big deal about COBRA and Medicare when we're talking to people. Our team's ears are trained to "perk up" when we hear the word "COBRA". To an employee that is separating from an employer for whatever reason, their ears don't perk up as ours do. They are concerned with keeping their insurance coverage at a hopefully affordable price. That's seriously all that they are thinking …
Growth… Helpers… Millennials & Boomers…!
As we wind down the summer, Boomer Health Group is prepping for FALL! What does Fall mean to us? Chaos. Good chaos, but chaos. The Annual Election Period opens up on October 15. It ends December 7. During that time period, there are hundreds of confused people that we help to guide to good Medicare choices. It's rewarding, it's fun, it's exhausting, and - it's coming! Also ahead of that …
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. …
Helpers
I have to say that the most overwhelming thing that I've learned in handling 100% Medicare is that at the end of the day, to do a good job and be successful it's a pretty simple recipe on our end. Help people. That's it. Do what you say you will, look for answers to their problem and help them. The result is less stress in their world and (what I feel will be) clients for life. Five years …
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" …
It’s Getting Closer
You are now entering the time period when you are able to sign up for your Medicare Part A and B coverage. You can sign up three months prior to your birthday month, the actual birthday month and the three months following your birthday month. (the sooner the better in my opinion IF it's been determined that you should sign up for Medicare's Part B coverage) If you are already collecting …