by The Medicare Gal | Jul 6, 2023 | General Medicare Information, Medicare Advantage Plans, Prescription Drug Plans (Part D)
What is the Medicare Annual Election Period? The Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), which occurs every fall and lasts for 8 weeks, allows Medicare beneficiaries to make changes to their Medicare Advantage and/or Part D drug plans. AEP is every October 15 through...
by The Medicare Gal | Mar 15, 2021 | General Medicare Information, Medicare Advantage Plans
What is a Medigap in Virginia? A Medigap Plan is just another name for Medicare Supplement Insurance. So the question is, “What is a Medicare Supplement in Virginia”? Medicare Supplement Plans are health insurance that covers the gaps in Medicare....
by The Medicare Gal | Oct 31, 2019 | General Medicare Information, Medicare Advantage Plans, Prescription Drug Plans (Part D)
Introduction to Medicare Medicare is a federal health insurance program created in 1965, the same year I was born! Its beneficiaries are people 65 years of age or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The...
by The Medicare Gal | Oct 21, 2019 | Medicare Advantage Plans, Supplement Insurance Policies
Learn About These Plans What is Medicare Advantage PPO vs Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plans? You might think a Medicare Advantage PPO plan is the same as a Medicare Supplement Plan. There are similarities, but there are a lot more differences than you’d...
by The Medicare Gal | Aug 5, 2019 | General Medicare Information, Medicare Advantage Plans, Supplement Insurance Policies
Your Medicare Supplement Plan is NOT a Medicare PPO. I keep running across doctor’s offices that call my clients’ Medicare Supplement Insurance Plan a PPO. They think it’s a PPO because they don’t have to be part of the plan’s HMO network in order to use their...
by The Medicare Gal | Jun 28, 2019 | General Medicare Information, Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare Part C Premiums Medicare Part C Premiums, also known as Medicare Advantage, MA, or MAPD, are managed by private insurance companies. Therefore, the premium varies by the insurance company as well as the type of plan you are purchasing. Medicare Part C...
