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The Attack On Seniors’ Health Care
These days you hear a lot of politicians talking about “saving Medicare” and offering seniors additional health care benefits, such as free prescription medicine. But take a look at what the politicians are doing instead of what they are saying. Then you’ll see that many of these same politicians are reducing seniors’ health care options […]
Tips on Shopping for the best Medicare Supplement
Your health care options are steadily shrinking. Federal rules deterred many health care providers from offering the new Medicare options described in my September 1998 issue. And other rulings caused many HMOs to either stop participating in Medicare or to substantially increase the fees charged. For many of you, the only option now is the […]
How To Get Ready For The Medicare Overhaul
Medicare recipients are in for a big shock this fall. The 1997 Balanced Budget Act enacted some major changes in Medicare that begin taking effect in 1999. You’ll be expected to make more choices. Yet a recent AARP survey found that only about 11% of Medicare participants know enough to make an informed choice. Perhaps […]
