Covering the Bases: Check with plans about coverage during foreign travel
I am 67 and I will be sailing my sailboat throughout the Caribbean this summer. I have Medicare Parts A and B. I have a Part D drug plan for my maintenance medicines and a Medigap plan for my supplement. Do I have adequate health insurance for my two-month trip? What a wonderful vacation! While you are planning for "fair winds and following seas," you are wise to plan for all contingencies ...

Nearly 4 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Receive Help With Prescription Drug Cost Under Affordable Care Act
Through provisions of the Affordable Care Act, nearly 4 million people with Medicare who reached the program's Part D coverage gap in 2010 have received a one-time, tax-free $250 rebate check. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that a similar number of Medicare beneficiaries are likely to enter the coverage gap in 2011 and will benefit from ...

How to save money when you hit Medicare s Part D donut hole
I m about to reach the donut hole coverage gap for my Medicare Part D plan. I would like to find out how the new discounts that Medicare is now offering works, and any other suggestions you may have on how to save on my prescription drugs.

Universal American Announces Record Date and Special Meeting to Vote on Sale of Medicare Part D Business to CVS Caremark
Universal American Corp. announced today the record date and meeting date for a special meeting of its shareholders to consider and vote upon the proposal to adopt the previously announced definitive agreement, dated as of December 30, 2010, providing for the acquisition of the Company s Medicare Part D business by CVS Caremark and other matters set forth in the definitive proxy statement that ...