According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Medicare Plan benefits is expected to get smaller under Rep. Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) newest proposal. The budget office also held that the number of people without health insurance could be higher under Ryan’s … Continue reading →

Medicare Supplement policies are now obtainable to California residents through Sterling Insurance(SM). California has more than 4.8 million Medicare-eligible residents with another 1,000 turning 65 each day. Sterling Medicare Supplement policies are backed by Sterling Life Insurance Company, a foremost … Continue reading →

Medicare Plan’s basic monthly premium will considerably increase less than expected next year according to government announcements. That possibly will pay political dividends for President Barack Obama and for Democrats making efforts to win over seniors in a close election. … Continue reading →

Medicare covers screening and counseling for alcohol abuse, according to announcement made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Screening for depression will also be covered, according to Consumer Reports. This CMS policy encompasses yearly alcohol abuse screening … Continue reading →

Dentists are wishing that they don’t have to make payments of more than $20 million to the federal government for not filling out paperwork for treatments they delivered under a Medicare Plan-funded scheme properly. Till now about 46 dentists have … Continue reading →

A recent campaign initiated by the seniors group American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) that will comprise of town hall meetings in 50 states and national television advertisements is propagating the slogan, “Imagine a world without Medicare.” AARP is putting … Continue reading →

Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) helps Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries to evade, detect, and report health care fraud. Both of them protect beneficiaries and help conserve the reliability of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. This can be done by recovering and … Continue reading →

The Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIP) of the Louisiana Department of Insurance is employing volunteers to support with Medicare Insurance counseling. SHIIP provides Medicare beneficiaries with important information to help them understand Medicare coverage Plan options, rights and benefits … Continue reading →

The recent offer came on Thursday from a group of four fiscally conservative Republican senators. The group proposed substituting the current open-ended, fee-for-service Medicare Plan with enrollment of seniors in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) which provides a … Continue reading →

The 65-year-old presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn’t enrolling in Social Security and he’s not signing up for Medicare Plan, either according to a campaign aide. The campaign does not answer any questions regarding the reason behind Romney’s not signing up … Continue reading →