Covering the Bases: How to switch back to Original Medicare from Advantage
I enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan during the Open Enrollment Period. Now I am regretting my decision since my providers do not accept the Medicare Advantage Plan. Other than changing providers, what can I do? If you joined a Medicare Advantage Plan and want to return to Original Medicare, you may switch back from Jan. 1 until Feb. 14. If you elect to go back to Original Medicare during ...

HILLTOP VIEW Medicare under attack
It s that very special time of year again when flyers, brochures and catalogues arrive daily in our mailboxes. And no, I do not mean Christmas flyers and advertisements. It is all those brochures about the best Medigap or Drug or Advantage Plan for those of us who are 65 and over. We are big business for multiple insurance companies. In a common-sense move, the Medicare fall enrollment ...

Medicare information programs scheduled
Help is available for people who will be turning 65 within the next year and are receiving lots of mail about Medicare insurance.