Reassessment of 2022 Part B Premiums Might Be Coming
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra on Monday ordered Medicare to reassess a big premium increase facing millions of enrollees this year, attributed in large part to a pricey new Alzheimer’s drug with questionable benefits.
How will Medicare know when the applicant is no longer covered under a group health plan or when the covered employee stops working?
Hello, I am helping a family member with her Social Security application. She falls into the Special Enrollment Period category described below per this SSA publication about Part B enrollment:
Chemo covered only as outpatient?
So my dad is in the hospital with acute kidney issues and getting dialysis as a result of his multiple myeloma coming back. He can barely get up, but they are saying to get the chemo he needs he has to be discharged because medicare wont cover the chemo if it's inpatient.
medicare drug plan
So one of my prescription drugs will be $1400+ with the Humana mail order drug plan + the monthly premiums, Or about $1019 using GoodRX without any monthly price. I guess I should still pay my premium just not use the Humana drug plan.
Confusing Medicare (only) application question: "When did employer health insurance start"
Its time to apply for Medicare (only) through the Social Security Administration online form, but it not clear how to answer this question.
If I have Medicare and full Medicaid, will Medicaid cover my dental services?
I live in California, so our Medicaid program is actually called Medi-Cal (imagine that). I am dually enrolled, so I get Original Medicare as well as full Medi-Cal.
Age based part B premiums
I was told yesterday that if you enroll in Medicare Part B within 3 months of turning 65 the premium is not based on income. I find nothing in Medicare.gov that says this. Is that right?
Understanding Part D Penalty
My Dad (75) just recieved notice in the mail that he was not covered by a medicare approved perscrition drug coverage and he is going to be penalized for it. Please help me understand a few things:
Wellcare Flex Card
I was reading the catalog and I'm trying to better understand how this card works.
Moving parent from CA to WA questions
Hi, I might have to move my mom from CA to WA and was wondering how long it takes for Medicare to be approved when moving to WA. Is there a good time to contact them and would it raise their premium prices. Any advice would be appreciated.
How much does Medicare cost?
It is massive: The program spends about $700 billion per year serving some 58 million Americans and making payments to 1 million entities.
Is Ryan's claim accurate?
One of them, Malcolm Sparrow, a professor of the practice of public management at Harvard, said that in a general, non-technical sense, Ryan’s claim is accurate.
