Open enrollment for individuals who purchase their own health insurance starts November 1 and follows the same shorter schedule as last year. Enrollment runs from November 1, 2018 to December 15, 2018. This is your annual opportunity to purchase or change individual health insurance coverage. If you sign up during the open enrollment period, you ...
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Medicare Open Enrollment 2018
The Open Enrollment Period for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans begins on October 15th and ends on December 7th. Medicare Advantage plans are generally HMO and PPO plans offered by commercial insurance companies that have a contract with Medicare to offer plans with benefits similar to Original Medicare. Most Medicare ...
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Insuring Your College Student
It’s that time of year when parents are sending kids back to school. You may think that the days of the back-to-school checklists are over once you have a college student, but often times there is even more to do!
Along with pricey textbooks, laptops, dorm rooms, and thinking of how you will survive with your baby away from home, you also need ...
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Travel Medical
Most health insurance plans offer emergency coverage within the United States, should you happen to be traveling outside your coverage area for a short period of time. But what about when you travel abroad? Medicare does not pay for medical expenses incurred outside the US and its territories. Even if you’re under 65, your health insurance may be ...
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Medicare Checklist
Turning 65 soon? Already 65 and losing your coverage through an employer or group? Make sure you’re ready to get the most out of your new Medicare benefits.
Most working Americans are automatically enrolled in Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) on the first day of the month in which they turn 65 years of age (or the month before, for those ...
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Individual Health Insurance Open Enrollment 2018
Open enrollment periods are shorter this year than years prior. Open enrollment for individual 2018 health insurance begins November 1, 2017 and ends December 15, 2017. This is your annual opportunity to purchase or change individual health insurance coverage. If you sign up during the open enrollment period, you are covered as of January 1, ...
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Independence Blue Cross and Local Hospitals
Recently, you may have received a notice from Independence Blue Cross regarding changes to their network of providers. This was due to the recent acquisition of several local hospitals and medical offices by Tower Health* (formerly Reading Health System). This nullified existing contractual agreements between the acquired facilities and ...
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Time to Review Your Medicare Coverage
Updated 9/26/17
Those who are new to Medicare and those who are losing group health insurance can enroll in a Medicare Supplement plan and a Part D Prescription Drug Plan (PDP) or a Medicare Advantage plan when coverage is needed.
Other Medicare beneficiaries can change Medicare Advantage and Part D Rx plans during the open enrollment period. ...
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