Southern Senior Care Blog

A little good news for the 40+ million Medicare recipents in the U.S. The monthly premium for Medicare Part B will remain the same for 2009. For individuals making $85,000 or less and couples making $175,000 and less the Part B cost will say $96.40. >>> Read the rest …

This is a very common question and a source for considerable confusion. First, lets take a look at a sample Medicare Card below. You will notice your Name and Medicare number. Your medicare number is usually your Social Security number followed by the letter “A.” If your’s is not the letter A, don’t worry, there are about 30 different codes. Next on your card you will see Part A and a date. If you are paying for Part B, you will see Part B and a date listed as well. Let’s discuss Parts A and B first, then we’ll go on to Parts C and D. >>> Read the rest …

Why do most people go with an F or G plan instead of C, D or E?

I recently got the following question from a visitor to our website. My reply to her is below. I’m writing this pretty late at night, so for you Type A’s out there, if I have missed any of the finer points in my explanation, please let me know.

First of all, Medicare (CMS) creates the Medicare Supplement plans. Medicare Supplement Companies DO NOT create the plans. Whenever you see a copy of the Medicare Plan Table (see below) you will notice they are all the same - same plans, same options, same check marks, same percentages. No matter which Medicare Supplement company sends you the table, they are simply giving you the standardized table that Medicare created for everyone to use. This is a VERY important point to know. 

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