UPDATED on Dec. 16, 2018. Does Medicare Supplement cover Foreign Travel? Original Medicare does not provide coverage for hospital or medical costs outside the United States. Some Medicare Advantage plans may offer coverage benefits for health care needs when you … Read More
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How to Use CMS Star Ratings to Compare Medicare Plans – 2019
UPDATED Jan. 10, 2019. Each fall, at Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), people compare Medicare plans by contrasting their current Medicare Advantage Plan (and/or Medicare Part D Plan) with other plans on the market. Besides looking for plan’s cost and coverage, you … Read More
Changes in Medicare home care for Medicare skilled nursing care
There are substantial changes in Medicare home care coverage for Medicare skilled nursing care and rehabilitation therapy for people with chronic conditions and disabilities. The recent settlement (Jimmo vs. Sebelius) removed the “improvement standard” from Medicare requiring an improvement of … Read More
How to avoid costly Medicare mistakes? Medicare Checklist.
UPDATE Jan. 14, 2019. Medicare is not a complicated subject as long as you are familiar with Medicare checklist. These are not strict rules like ‘Who is eligible for Medicare?’ or ‘How do I apply for Medicare?’ but rather practical, … Read More
How does Medicare Cover Shingles Vaccine and Other Vaccinations?
One of our clients recently called us about her confusion with Medicare coverage of the shingles vaccine. Having both Original Medicare and Medigap Plan F, she expected to be fully covered. To her surprise, her cost was about $200. The … Read More
Medicare and Other Health Insurance: Who Pays First?
UPDATED on Oct. 27, 2023. If you have Medicare in addition to another health insurance plan (such as an employer group health plan), there are rules which decide who pays first. The primary payer pays the bill first, up to … Read More
Welcome to Liberty Medicare Website
We are excited to share our new Liberty Medicare website and blog with you. We have designed Liberty Medicare website to be a one-stop source of information for your Medicare and Individual Health questions and needs. Now it is up … Read More
Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) – How Medicare Claims Are Reported
Medicare Claims are reported using Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs). If you are in Original Medicare, then you should receive a Medicare Summary Notice on a regular basis – every three months. It is NOT a BILL. It is a list … Read More
How Are Medicare Claims Processed?
The way Medicare Claims are processed depends on the type of Medicare Service. In this post we will consider four Medicare Services: Original Medicare (Part A and B), the Medicare Advantage Plan (MA), the Part D Prescription Drug Plan, and … Read More