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2013 Medicare Open Enrollment Period

The 2013 Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) will begin on Oct. 15 and end on Dec. 7.

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How is Medicare Funded?

Medicare, as you may be aware, is administered at a cost of over half a trillion dollars annually. That’s a […]

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Get Your Copy of Medicare and You 2014

The Medicare Open Enrollment Period (OEP) / Annual Election Period (AEP) is an annual reminder to update your knowledge about […]

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Tea … One of the Great Natural Medicines?

While researching the health benefits of tea, I seemed to come across one new benefit after another until it got hard to keep […]

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Make the Most of Open Enrollment by Comparing Medigap Plans and Prices

Although many people associate the Oct. 15-Dec. 7 Medicare Open Enrollment Period primarily with Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, […]

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Obamacare Open Enrollment and Medicare Open Enrollment are NOT the Same

Even though Obamacare Open Enrollment has been all over the news lately, indications are that most Americans are unsure what […]

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Dept. of Health and Human Services Reports More Doctors are Accepting Medicare Patients

Despite concerns about the number of doctors leaving Medicare in recent years, a Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) […]

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Congress Moves to Fix Doctors’ Medicare Pay

Reacting to concerns that the current Medicare payment formula has discouraged many doctors from accepting Medicare patients, Congress has made […]

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How Do Medicare Advantage Plans Work?

The fact that enrollment in Medicare Advantage has more than doubled in the past seven years makes it obvious that […]

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