Medicare Drug Plan Secrets

What are the best health insurance options for retired pre-medicare folks?

Max - asked: A few of my friends have a man who is now age 65 soon to be getting Medicare coverage, while his wife is not yet 65, so she does not qualify for Medicare or for the COBRA option of her spouse’s former employer. Are there any programs for her to not [...]

I will be 65 in March. When should I sign up for Medicare coverage?

David H asked: I don’t want to lose my insurance coverage while I am switching.Medicare Drug Plan Secrets

How is the cost of drugs for the purpose of figuring Medicare D coverage and gap determined?

PrissyPo asked: Does Medicare have a cost table for all drugs or are the prices charged by individual drug stores used in determining when you have reached the total that puts you in the gap and likewise to reach the total to get out of the gap.Medicare Drug Plan Secrets

Can a Social Security recipient also receive Medicare?

Ready to go asked: My 62 year old mother receives Social Security as does my 64 year old father (they both took it early). Can my mother get Medicare coverage at now at 62 or does she have to wait until she’s 65? Her current health insurance will end in a few months. [...]

Does anyone see the logic in the following Medicare policy?

Barkley Hound asked: I just found out that Medicare has a rule that if your 65th birthday is on the first your Medicare coverage starts on the first of the previous month. If your birthday is on any other date then coverage starts on the first of the same month. I am just trying to [...]