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Is Medicare Advantage Right for You?

As seniors find out all too often, Medicare doesn’t cover everything, and what it does cover can still wind up being expensive with copays and deductibles. One way to reduce medical costs is to manage these expenses better, and that

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Health Costs Can Be a Surprise Even with Medicare

Some call Medicare the ultimate government entitlement program. Seniors, many of whom contributed to the system while working, tend to disagree with that assessment. For many, Medicare is the only way they can afford medical care, at a time when

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What Hospital Care Does Medicare Part A Cover?

Part A, or the Hospital Insurance part of Medicare, covers your treatment while in a hospital facility. Since it is impossible to include all there is to know about Part A coverage, the following is for general information only. As

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What is Medicare?

Medicare is a federally funded health insurance program for people 65 and older. If you have permanent kidney failure and require dialysis or a kidney transplant, or if you are under 65 and have certain disabilities, you may also qualify

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How to Choose the Right Medigap Plan

Whether you have recently joined a Medicare plan or you have been on one for years, you may not know that there are supplemental plans available, called Medigap plans. They are named so because they help fill in the financial

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Reforming the Health Care System

Now that Obamacare is in full swing with millions of Americans signing up for health care coverage, there is another reform taking place in the health care field which few people know about. Since the Affordable Care Act was signed

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Think Health Insurance Too Expensive? – Think Again

Did you know that you will be fined if you do not have health insurance by March 2014?  Next year Obama Care kicks in – affordable health insurance for everyone. What happens if you decide you don’t want health coverage?  

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Obama Care’s Impact on ALL Insurance Plans

As of today, insurance agencies in Los Angeles will be offering Obama Care health care plans.   No matter which provider you decide to go with, all insurance plans will now have the following benefits: No more denial of insurance because

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Don’t Have Money for Health Insurance?

As 2014 quickly approaches and the enactment of Obama Care, many low income families are becoming concerned about how they are going to pay for health insurance. Take Los Angeles as an example.  It is estimated that at least 20

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