by CDA Inc | Aug 24, 2017 | Individual, Insurance, Medicare
Every day 10,000 of us turn 65 and, whether we continue to work or not, we need to address our Medicare eligibility. Should we enroll in Medicare or not? If we enroll, do we enroll for all of the letters (A, B, C, D) or just some of them? Do we enroll in a Medicare...
by CDA Inc | Oct 6, 2016 | Insurance, Medicare
Saturday, October 15 marks the start of the 2017 Medicare Open Enrollment period, but what does this really mean? All individuals who are enrolled in Medicare Part C plans (also known as Medicare Advantage plans) and / or who are enrolled in Medicare Part D plans...
by CDA Inc | Aug 9, 2016 | Medicare
Don’t blink or you will miss the official entry to senior citizenship: enrollment in Medicare. If you thought getting your AARP card was a declaration of old age, you were wrong. That was a declaration that you were approaching old age. Medicare enrollment makes it...
by CDA Inc | Jun 17, 2016 | Group, Medicare, Risk Management
If you are responsible for the health insurance for your company and your employee base is less than twenty employees, correct Medicare enrollment is critical. When employees or dependents turn age 65 they should enroll in Medicare parts A and B. Medicare has primary...
by CDA Inc | Jun 7, 2016 | Insurance, Medicare
When most of us reach age 65 we will need to enroll in Medicare. The cost for Medicare part A is prepaid for almost all of us, but Medicare part B premiums vary based on income. The calculation for this expense is based on “modified adjusted income” from two years...
by CDA Inc | Apr 14, 2016 | Insurance, Medicare, Risk Management
Most of us give no thought to how our medical providers are reimbursed. We go in for services, pay what we are told and then deal with any balance billing that arrives in the mail at a later date. We may complain about the cost of our services, but rarely do we...