AARP Medicare options explained The AARP brand looms large in the Medicare market. The relationship that AARP has with older adults begins when people reach the age of 50 and receive an invitation to join the organization. Many people join AARP for benefits related to travel and other discounts and eventually purchase an AARP Medicare product. Or do they? AARP ...

Is searching for the best Medicare Advantage Plan futile? Anyone who has ever enrolled in an Advantage plan has hoped that they found the best Medicare Advantage Plan available. But what qualifies for the best Plan? There are countless search queries for some variation of the phrase all in the hope that the name of the best plan will be ...

Thinking of canceling your Medicare Advantage Plan? The Annual Dis-enrollment Period gives you one opportunity The Medicare Advantage program gives you the opportunity to compare Medicare Advantage plans and enroll in the plan that you believe best suits your circumstances on an annual basis. The Annual Enrollment Period begins each year on October 15th and ends December 7th. But what ...

CMS sanctions Universal American UA Medicare Advantage plans On November 19 2010 Universal American was essentially told to take a time out for bad behavior by the Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services. Beginning December 5 2010 Universal American had to cease marketing and enrollment activities for their Medicare Advantage plans. The Community CCRx PDP plans are not effected and ...

Choose Medicare PPO if you want a flexible Medicare Advantage plan If you have been exploring your Medicare options you have probably noticed that there are different types of Medicare Advantage plans available. If having the flexibility to choose your  providers is important to you consider a Medicare PPO plan. PPO plans give you the option to use providers within ...

Types of Medicare plans for 2013 Some people on Medicare don’t have to concern themselves with which types of Medicare plans to choose. They don’t have to know when the Medigap Open Enrollment Period is, or concern themselves with annual enrollment for Medicare Advantage plans or Part D. They are retired military and former government workers or are receiving their ...

Comparing HealthSpring HealthyAdvantage Medicare Plans Most HealthSpring Medicare Advantage plans for are branded as HealthyAdvantage Medicare plans. HealthyAdvantage Medicare plans are available in select Counties of Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Illinois. HelathSpring also offers a Part D prescription plan in all 50 States. Most HealthyAdvantage plans are available as HMO Medicare plans although plans in North Texas ...

Medicare Advantage plan enrollment guidelines- know the rules If you are a Medicare beneficiary you will probably agree that nothing is more regulated and often confusing than Medicare. You would think that after 40 years things would be easy to understand and actually make sense. Understanding the Medicare Advantage enrollment guidelines is the first step to ensure that you get ...

Don’t think of enrolling in Medicare Advantage without reviewing these plan documents If you are considering joining a Medicare Advantage plan you have to cut through all the noise and get the hard data. It makes no difference whether you are new to Medicare or have been on Medicare for some time. Even if you have been happy with your ...

Plenty of options for Miami-Dade 2012 Medicare Advantage plans If you are on Medicare and live in Miami-Dade County you have more 2013 Medicare Advantage plan options than most people. There are 47 Advantage plans with drug coverage available and 7 plans without drug coverage. If you are only interested in Part D coverage there are 34 plans available. Having ...