All About IRMAA By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor People who are in higher income brackets have to pay more for their Medicare Part B and Part D premiums than people who are […]
Update: Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments.
Medicare Coverage of COVID-19 Vaccines, Tests, and Treatments. By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended May 11, 2023. Even though the emergency is over, the disease is still […]
Untangling the multiple parts of Medicare
By Barbara Wilcox and Greg Snyder Medicare is complicated! It is especially complicated for anyone signing up for the first time. Traditional Medicare? – Original Medicare? – Which parts should I get? […]
Recent Changes in Medicare
Recent Changes in Medicare By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor This article was originally published September 26, 2023, in Issue 4 of the Retiree Guardian. Newsletter of the CenturyLink Retirees. — We hope […]
Medicare Costs in 2023
(Previously published in the 2023, issue 1, Retiree Guardian) Medicare Costs in 2023 By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor Good news! Some Medicare costs are actually going down in 2023. These decreases plus […]
What’s New in Medicare
(Prevously published in the 2023, issue 1, of the Retiree Guardian) What’s New in Medicare By Barbara Wilcox, SHIP Counselor Changes are coming to Medicare which will reduce costs, enhance benefits and […]
Direct Contracting and the new assault on Medicare
We at CTL-Retirees have been seeing many articles about Medicare and Direct Contracting Entities. It concerns us for both current and future retirees. The National Retirees Legislative Network tells us “Direct Contracting […]
Read the fine print when deciding between Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans.
Read the fine print when deciding between Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans. BY ALLISON HORTON – UPDATED OCTOBER 04, 2021 4:30 PM An excellent article on Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Full Article […]
