Tag: Medicare
Are Clinical Trial Prescriptions Covered By Medicare?
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni, I turn 65 in April, am covered under my wife’s employer’s health insurance and am fighting liver cancer. I am participating...
Medicare Part D Problem Began With A Notice From CMS
UNITED STATES—Hello Toni, I delayed enrolling in Medicare Part B because I was working with employer benefits. Recently I turned 70 and am retiring...
Help! Who Do I Contact With A Serious Medicare Enrollment Issue?
UNITED STATES—Toni: On November 6, when the government was still shut down, I turned in my Medicare enrollment forms signed by my employer to...
Doctor No Longer Accepts Medicare… How Do I File A Medical...
UNITED STATES—Hi Toni: I recently enrolled in Medicare. This week, I went to see my primary care doctor and his office manager informed me...
Filing Legal Documents The Right Way Is Extremely Important!
UNITED STATES—Hi Toni: I am turning 65 and retiring from my current employer and will no longer have health insurance benefits, life insurance, dental...
What Is A Medicare Supplement Guaranteed Issue Plan?
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni: I have decided to retire when I turn 65 in February and need to enroll in Medicare Parts A and B....
Losing COBRA Benefits With Dental And Enrolling In Medicare…What Do I...
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni, I am currently on COBRA with dental benefits. I will need dental insurance when I lose my COBRA benefits after enrolling...
What Life Insurance Plans Are Offered After 65?
UNITED STATES—Hi Toni: Recently, you wrote an article explaining hospice. Please let Toni Says Medicare column readers know that there are other ways hospice...
Hospice And Medicare Explained
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni, As a certified case manager and critical care unit RN, I am advising adult children who are seeking advice for their...
What Is Medicare’s “Famous” Part B Penalty?
UNITED STATES—Toni: I need your help! I have discovered that my mother, Sarah, who is 67, never enrolled in Medicare Part B or a...
Help! Brand-Name Prescription Drug Not Covered By Medicare’s 2026 Part D...
UNITED STATES—Hello, Toni: You helped me sign up for a Medicare Supplement Plan G and a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan; both plans started January...
Help…Need To Disenroll From A Medicare Advantage Plan!
UNITED STATES—Toni: In August, my husband and I enrolled in a Medicare Supplement, which has not paid a medical claim because we were in...
Help…Employer Health Plan Denies Paying $22,000 Monthly Medical Claim!
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni: My oncologist’s office manager advised me that because I am over 65, I may want to apply for Medicare and leave my...
Get ready… Hurricane season begins June 1!!
Dear Toni,
I am retired and have moved to North Carolina to help my mother and older brother, Johnny, rebuild our family home after the...
Does Amazon’s “RxPass” qualify as a Medicare Part D Plan?
Hello Toni:
In September, I turn 65 with my Medicare beginning Sept. 1. I recently read your article from Greg in Texas who had received...
Why Was I Denied Enrollment In Medicare Part B?
UNITED STATES—Toni: On April 1, I went to the local Social Security office to apply for both my Social Security check and Medicare Part...
Meet Medicare’s “Girlfriends” MAGI And IRMAA?
UNITED STATES—Hi Toni: I enrolled in a $0 premium Medicare Advantage plan to begin April 1 when I turn 65. I chose to disenroll from...
Human Resource Medicare Rules
UNITED STATES—Hello Toni: I am a human resources manager for an oil service company and have a question about an employee. He is turning...
Medicare Problem Began With A Notice From CMS
UNITED STATES—Hello Toni, when I turned 65, I continued to work with excellent company benefits. I delayed enrolling in Part B for five years...
What Does Medicare Part B NOT Cover During An Emergency Room...
UNITED STATES—Dear Toni, I have been told that Medicare does not cover drugs when you are in an emergency room. My mother went in...
