by CDA Inc | Feb 24, 2016 | Insurance, Risk Management
Many of us recognize that we will be a bit short of money when we would normally stop working, so we prepare for our “final careers”. Rather than addressing our lack of preparation now we believe that a few more years in the workforce later will bail us out. If we can...
by CDA Inc | Feb 17, 2016 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
When we reach age 65 almost all of us qualify for Medicare coverage. Which parts, if any, we need to enroll in depends on our employment status. Those of us who are covered on plans with companies which have at least 20 employees are not as pressed to enroll in the...
by CDA Inc | Feb 9, 2016 | Insurance, Long Term Care
We have received phone calls from many individuals who signed up for health insurance through the Marketplace without a broker and are now struggling to find participating providers. Their key question: shouldn’t every provider who participates in a particular network...
by CDA Inc | Feb 4, 2016 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
One of our clients called and was very upset that her new insurance carrier would not cover the prescription she was trying to pick up at the pharmacy. She had filled this particular prescription before the 30-day renewal date and could not understand how the new...
by CDA Inc | Jan 29, 2016 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
Last week Cigna Healthcare was notified that it will not be allowed to sell any more Medicare Advantage or Medicare part D plans until further notice. The complaints previously filed about the services that were not approved and the prescriptions not allowed by the...
by CDA Inc | Jan 27, 2016 | Insurance, Long Term Care, Risk Management
There was a time when the people of the land of US were able to sign up for health insurance any time the mood struck them. There was no requirement to buy insurance, but as prices of healthcare increased dramatically year after year, those who were tuned in...