Doubled

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Date registered: August 29, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Small Group Size Changes for 2014 — January 17, 2014
  2. Updated Medicare Publications — April 3, 2013
  3. Are you Ready for Affordable Health Insurance? — February 1, 2013
  4. The Rise of Health Insurance Premiums — January 14, 2013
  5. “Tis the Season” … of the Flu! — January 9, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. “Free” womens health care … What’s the real cost? — 79 comments
  2. Can I use my Medicare Supplement when I travel? — 40 comments
  3. Long Term Care … Do you have a Plan? — 29 comments
  4. Medicare beneficiaries face increases in 2013 — 14 comments
  5. 8 Things to Know About Medigap Policies — 9 comments

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Nov 29

Medicare beneficiaries face increases in 2013

Medicare 2013 Deductibles

Yes, we all heard the President say … Medicare isn’t changing.  But guess what, it is.  In January 2013 (next month) Medicare beneficiaries will face higher deductibles, higher daily co-payments, and also the Part B premium will increased slightly.  According to Mutual of Omaha Insurance company, a provider of Medicare supplement plans and the U.S. …

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Nov 16

Diabetes … How much do you know?

You know, all growing up, my dad used to kid about diabetes, only I didn’t know what he meant.  He would say that person had “sweet blood”.  Well unfortunately karma must have came back on him!  All those sweet pies and candy bars maybe?  Who knows … What we do know is that facts show 8% …

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Nov 15

Long Term Care … Do you have a Plan?

Most people ages 40 and up should be thinking of a plan if they are ever confined to a nursing home or home health care.  Most insurance plans, including Medicare, have limited coverage, if any, for it.  We recommend buying long term care insurance before you are age 60.  The qualifications are lighter than health …

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Nov 13

Survival Skills for Kids :)

We think that all kids should automatically know this, but if we don’t teach them, these are skills they don’t learn in school.  The world we live in today is a different world.  If you have a child, take the time to teach them these skills and more … it could save their life and …

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Nov 12

“Free” womens health care … What’s the real cost?

Just because it says it’s “free” doesn’t actually mean it’s FREE.  The new Female Preventative Care services are a little misleading.  They should just read “covered” instead of “free”.  Food for thought … what happens when you go in for your “free preventative checkup” and they find a lump or a polyp.  Not malignant, they …

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Nov 08

Medicare Part D Penalty

If you did not enroll in Part D of Medicare, you may owe a late enrollment penalty if your initial enrollment period is over and there has been more than a 63 day gap. Part D late enrollment penalty | Medicare.gov. You can avoid the penalty in some cases if you have creditable prescription drug …

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Oct 25

Do you have pre-existing conditions and NO LIFE INSURANCE? Read this …

I found this article, and I knew a lot of people didn’t have life insurance because they didn’t think they could qualify, however When Genworth put a study together and actually put numbers in my face … I am shocked!!!  Read this article, then read all the way to the bottom for my advise.  🙂 …

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Oct 19

MY JOURNEY | Joyces story

With October being Breast Cancer awareness month, I had to share this video. MY JOURNEY | Joyces story. One of the companies I represent (proudly) is Washington National.  All year long, Washington National supports the American Cancer Society, which has an ongoing mission to eliminate cancer. They also partner with HOPE, a nonprofit association that encourages …

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Oct 19

Kodak ends health care to save billions!!! Who is next???

Read the full story at Business Insurance On The Go. On October 11, 2012, Kodak Co said it was ending retiree health care and survivor benefits at the end of 2012.  Seems as tho Kodak was already in bankruptcy proceedings and they feel this will help improve its liquidity.  Sad that retirees thought they were safe …

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Oct 17

Small Businesses Struggle to Provide Health Coverage

Wednesday 17, Oct 2012 | 11:07am Helping the Bottom Line Sources Introduction Across the country, small businesses are struggling as the cost of health care continues to skyrocket. Americans who build and run the millions of small companies around this country have seen insurance costs consume a greater share of their payroll. High costs are making it …

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