Oct 26, 2020 | Medicare/Long-term Care, Protection Needs
Medicare’s open enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7. If you are enrolling in Medicare for the first time, give yourself plenty of time. You may discover that it is much more complex than an employer-sponsored group health plan.1 When you enroll in...
Jan 23, 2019 | Financial Planning, Medicare/Long-term Care, Retirement, Taxes & Financial Planning
5 Things Women Need to Understand About Social Security Social Security is an extremely valuable retirement resource for women. It’s valuable for men too, of course, but as a demographic, women derive more benefit from this government-sponsored retirement program. To...
Nov 5, 2018 | Financial Planning, Health Insurance, Medicare/Long-term Care
Searching for Health Coverage in the Years Before Medicare If you retire before age 65, you must be prepared to address two insurance issues. One, finding health coverage in the period before you can sign up for Medicare. Two, finding a way to pay for that coverage....
Sep 26, 2017 | Medicare/Long-term Care
The A, B, C, & D of Medicare Breaking down the basics & what each part covers. Whether your 65th birthday is on the horizon or decades away, you should understand the parts of Medicare – what they cover, and where they come from. Parts A & B: Original...
Feb 8, 2016 | Medicare/Long-term Care
Life Insurance with Long Term Care Riders As conventional LTC policies grow costlier, alternatives have emerged. The price of long term care insurance is really going up. If you are a baby boomer and you have kept your eye on it for a few years, chances are you have...
Feb 8, 2016 | Medicare/Long-term Care
How & When to Sign Up for Medicare Breaking down the enrollment periods and eligibility. Medicare enrollment is automatic for some of us. If you are age 65 and eligible to receive Social Security benefits (or married to someone eligible to receive them), then you...
