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5 Helpful Ways to Keep Drug Costs Down

Maintaining Annual Drug Costs Drug plans are not one size fits all and everyone’s specific needs should be addressed accordingly. Everyone is looking to stretch their dollar further when it comes to prescriptions. It comes down to just asking a few questions, being proactive, and you could potentially see a decrease

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Top 5 Miami-Dade Medicare Advantage Plans

The word “Top” is relative in a number of ways. What makes a Medicare Advantage Plan a “Top” plan? Who decides if the plan is a “Top” plan? How does this affect your choices for the Medicare Advantage Plan that works best for you? In other words, what does or

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Medicare Advantage Fraud: Kaiser Permanente

Anytime you reward an entity monetarily for an act you run the risk of having them extort loopholes or commit outright fraud. We have Medicare fraud, waste, and abuse regulations to hopefully curb that desire, but still, we see this behavior break through from time to time. Most recently there

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What Does Medicare Part B Cover?

During the months prior to your 65th birthday, chances are good that your mailbox was filled with literature about Medicare and the different options available to you.  For someone just aging into Medicare, it can feel very much like swimming in a pool of Medicare Alphabet Soup as you are

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When Will I Get My Medicare Card?

When you turn 65 (or if you are disabled and have been receiving Social Security benefits for 24 months), you may be eligible to sign up for Medicare. There are several ways to sign up for Medicare.  Because Medicare is handled by the Social Security Administration, you can apply it

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Medicare Oxygen Recertification Guidelines

If your doctor has prescribed oxygen therapy for either a respiratory or lung condition, your Medicare Part B will cover the charges.  Doctors often prescribe oxygen therapy for patients with conditions like COPD, emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, or heart failure.  Medicare will cover the prescribed oxygen

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