• Medicare's Part B Premium Will Be Unchanged in 2018, But Many Will Pay More. Got That?

• • Beneficiaries
  • Clay County
  • Duval County
  • Florida
  • Green Cove Springs
  • Jacksonville
  • Medicare Part B
  • Medicare Premiums
  • Medigap
  • Meidare Advantage
  • North Florida
  • Orange Park
  • Seniors
  • Social Security
  • St. Augustine
  • St. Johns County
• 7 years ago
• The announcement of the 2018 Medicare premium is good news for some beneficiaries and bad news for many others.  The good news is that the standard monthly Part B premium, which about 30 percent of Medicare beneficiaries pay, will again be $134 next year, unchanged from 2017. But most Medicar... [read more]

• Don't Let Health Care Providers Use the Improvement Standard to Deny Medicare Coverage

• • Care Managers
  • Care Planning
  • Caregivers
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Elder Law
  • Elderly
  • Estate Planning
  • Jacksonville
  • Life Care Planning
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare Part A
  • Medicare Part B
  • North Florida
  • Orange Park
  • Planning
  • Seniors
  • Skilled Nursing and Home Care
  • Skilled Nursing Services
  • Skilled Therapy Services
  • St. Augustine
• 8 years ago
• Have you or a loved one been denied Medicare-covered services because you’re "not improving"? Many health care providers are still not aware that Medicare is required to cover skilled nursing and home care even if a patient is not showing improvement. If you are denied coverage based on this outdate... [read more]

• Relief From Medicare's Part B Late-Enrollment Penalty Offered to Some

• • Care Planning
  • Caregivers
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Elder Law
  • Elderly
  • Equitable Relief
  • Estate Planning
  • Jacksonville
  • Life Care Planning
  • Medicaid
  • Medicare
  • Medicare Part A
  • Medicare Part B
  • North Florida
  • Orange Park
  • Planning
  • Resources
  • Social Security
  • Social Security Administration
• 8 years ago
• Medicare is offering relief from penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries who enrolled in Medicare Part A and had coverage through the individual marketplace. For a short time, these individuals will be able to enroll in Medicare Part B without paying a penalty for late enrollment. Indivi... [read more]