Just Turned 65?

Unless you already qualified due to a long-term disability, turning 65 means that you qualified for Medicare. You may have received your Medicare ID card in the mail a few months before you even celebrated your birthday. If Medicare is new to you, you should consider your options during your Initial Enrollment Period. Let’s go…

Does Medicare Cover Air Purifiers?

If you live with allergies, asthma, or chronic respiratory issues, you know that pollen, pollutants, smoke, mold, pesticides and other chemicals in the air can aggravate your condition. Indoor air can be just as dangerous as what you face outdoors, but air purifiers can remove harmful particles in the air. Effective and safe air purifiers…

Does Medicare Cover a Personal Trainer?

Staying healthy and active is essential, especially as we age. Cardiovascular activity, strength training, and flexibility exercises, in conjunction with a nutritional, balanced diet, can help you maintain your physical and mental well-being throughout your senior years. You may be considering joining a gym, hiring a personal trainer, or starting a new workout routine, but…

Does Medicare Cover a Pancreas Transplant?

A pancreas transplant offers a potential cure for type 1 diabetes, but this surgery is reserved for people who live with severe secondary complications from diabetes, including kidney failure.  Any organ transplant comes with significant risks, including blood clots, infection, organ failure or rejection, or urinary complications, but if your physician considers it medically necessary,…

Can I Change My Prescription Drug Plan During Open Enrollment?

Every year during the Medicare Open Enrollment Period from October 15th to December 7th, Medicare beneficiaries can change their Medicare coverage to better fit their health care and budget needs.  Enrollees can switch from Medicare Advantage to Original Medicare or vice versa, choose a different Medicare Advantage plan, or they can switch, add, or drop…

5 Things to Consider When Changing Medicare Plans During Open Enrollment

If it’s fall, it’s the time of the year when Medicare beneficiaries review their current coverage and compare it to other available Medicare benefits plans. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) gives all Medicare enrollees the opportunity to make changes to their coverage during the Open Enrollment Period that takes place every year…