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New to Medicare: What’s the Difference Between Medicare Part A and Medicare Part B?

Medicare can seem a lot like alphabet soup with all its parts and plans and choices spanning so many letters of the alphabet.

Seven Tips to Make Medicare Work for You

Go! Get your 2014 Annual Enrollment Plans & Rates Now! Enter Your Zip Code for Your Instant Quote Now: Get my Quote! While Medicare offers seniors a great foundation as far as healthcare is concerned, some people manage to get far more out of Medicare than others do. Often, what a senior gets out of […]

Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and Cancer

Without a doubt, Medicare can be one of the greatest allies to keep you on the winning side against cancer—and Part D prescription drug coverage can be a key player on your winning team. Medicare Part D prescription drug plans can provide important benefits to people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Part D drug […]

Should I Wait to Sign Up for Medicare at Age 65?

Four Reasons Why You Might Want to Wait To Sign Up For Medicare

Hays County Medicare Advantage Plans

Protecting Your Health and Your Finances If you’re covered by Original Medicare alone and haven’t learned a tough lesson yet, count your lucky stars.  Unfortunately, there are seniors all across Hays County who haven’t been as fortunate. They’ve learned that very lesson—and they’ve learned it the hard way. What lesson? It’s simple. It’s about Medicare. And […]

Should I Go on Medicare if I’m Still Working at 65?

For most Americans reaching Medicare age—working or not—there aren’t many good reasons not to enroll in Medicare at age 65. A lot of people who are still working once they reach Medicare age aren’t certain whether they really need to sign up for Medicare during the seven-month Medicare Initial Enrollment Period in which they turn […]

Must I Sign Up for Medicare When I Turn 65?

Get your 2014 Annual Enrollment Plans & Rates Now! Enter Your Zip Code for Your Instant Quote Now: Get my Quote! Although most Americans become eligible for Medicare at age 65, you are under no obligation to sign up for Medicare when you turn 65. Enrollment in Medicare is entirely voluntary. You are not required […]

How Does COBRA Work with Medicare?

COBRA has been around for 27 years to help many Americans who lose their employer-sponsored health coverage. Employees or ex-employees of companies with more than 20 workers are allowed to continue receiving the same health benefits through COBRA if: they experience a qualifying event such as job loss or divorce they were covered under their […]

Is Medicare Mandatory at 65?

Enrollment in Medicare is entirely voluntary. You’re not required to enroll at age 65 or any other time. But when you think about it … why would you want to enroll at your earliest opportunity? 

I Lost My Medicare Card, What Should I Do?

Needing to replace a Medicare card is far more common than you may think. Every year, almost a quarter million Americans apply for replacement Medicare cards.