by Joshua Haberman | Sep 21, 2015 | Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare News
Federal agencies stated that there will be a 31 cents decrease in the average Medicare Advantage premiums from 2015. Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) stated that 60% of Advantage beneficiaries will not see an increase in their premium next year. CMS is...
by Joshua Haberman | Sep 3, 2015 | Health Insurance, Individual and Family Health Insurance, Medicare, Medicare News
Debate continues to swirl around Minnesota’s contested bidding process for administration of MA and MNCare health plans. This process has resulted in UCare losing its contract in all 87 of Minnesota’s counties. All their members in affected plans, hundreds...
by Joshua Haberman | Feb 5, 2013 | Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange News, Individual and Family Health Insurance, Medicare
A recent article from the Washington Posts Wonkblog suggests health care costs are postponing retirement for a lot of folks. One reason naturally is the costs. Another reason is fear of the costs. Depending on where you live and what your situation is the cost of...
by Joshua Haberman | Jan 25, 2013 | Health Insurance, Health Insurance Exchange News, Medicare, Medicare News, Smoking and Health Insurance
Usually we write about Medicare topics here, but for many of the married couples we talk to one spouse often needs individual insurance for a year or two before going on Medicare. This “pre-65” individual insurance is getting much more expensive for some...
