Medicare Do’s and Don’ts….

Has anyone else noticed how crazy October has been?  The government shut down for 16 days, the U.S. almost defaulted on its ability to pay its bills, the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) launched the new Health Insurance Marketplace (also known as an Exchange) under the requirements of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care

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Seniors, Medicare, and the ACA

There has been a lot of talk about how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA,  ACA, ObamaCare) will affect consumers who are either un-insured or under-insured with respect to health insurance, but it seems like most articles and discussions overlook those individuals on Medicare.   Below is a question-and-answer article from Kaiser Health News

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For Those on Medicare…..Be Aware of How the Hospital May Classify your Stay

Everyone on Medicare should read this article. Make sure you understand how hospitals are now classifying some Medicare patients…and it could end up costing you thousands of dollars. ________________________________________________________ For Hospital Patients, Observation Status Can Prove Costly <(by Ina Jaffe, September 04, 2013) If you’re on Medicare and you’re in the hospital for a few

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Birthdays? It’s Just Another Day….to Some

It may be just another day to some but birthdays are days to celebrate YOU and who you’ve become from that screaming, snotty-nosed kid to a productive adult…through the succession of candles on our cake. Aging – some people can’t wait to get older (usually the young), some people don’t think about it, some people

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