Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs) for Medicare Advantage and Part D

Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs)

UPDATED Feb. 7, 2019.  Typically, you may join, change or leave a Medicare Advantage plan or Part D plan in one of three enrollment periods: Initial Enrollment Period when you first qualify for Medicare, Medicare Open Enrollment Period (Oct. 15-Dec. 7), and Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period (Jan.1 – Mar. 31). Outside of these three periods, you may change your coverage only during Special Enrollment Periods (SEPs), if you are qualified. Read more…

Delayed Medicare Part A and Part B, and Late Enrollment Penalty – 2024

Delayed Medicare Part A and Part B, and Late Enrollment Penalty

UPDATED Oct. 27, 2023.  If you don’t buy Medicare when you are first eligible, you may be a subject for Part B Late Enrollment Penalty.

When you’re first eligible for Medicare, you have a 7-month Initial Enrollment Period to enroll in Medicare. It begins 3 months before you turn age 65, or, in the case of disability, 3 months before your 25th month of disability. You can sign up anytime during this time. If you sign up for Part A and/or Part B during the first 3 months of your Initial Enrollment Period, the coverage will start in most cases the first day of your birthday month. However, by waiting until you are 65 or older, your Medicare coverage will be delayed.

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Liberty Medicare is linked to the Medicareful quote engine

Liberty Medicare is linked to the Medicareful quote engine

UPDATED Mar. 20, 2019.  Medicareful Online Enrollment Tool is the CMS-accepted quote engine for Medicare plans from Ritter Insurance Marketing. Medicare is a complex and confusing subject. The experience of selecting a Medicare plan on your own can be very frustrating, and the help of using Medicareful quote engine can be very instrumental. By entering the zip code, you can unlock all of the Medicare plans available in your area, such as Medicare Advantage Plans, Medicare Prescription Drug Plans, and Medicare Supplement Plans (future). Read more…

When and How to Enroll in Medicare Part B

When and How to Enroll in Medicare Part B

UPDATED on Oct. 27, 2023Medicare Part B is the Medical Insurance portion of Original Medicare, allowing you to use any doctor, specialist, or hospital that accepts Medicare. To enroll in Medicare Part B, you may use one of the several enrollment periods: Initial Enrollment Period, General Enrollment Period, Special Enrollment Period for people covered under current employment.

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Medicare Supplement Underwriting Questions

Medicare Supplement and Medical Underwriting

UPDATED Mar. 17, 2019.  The subject of this post is Medicare Supplement Underwriting Questions.

Typically, if you are applying for a Medicare Supplement policy, the insurance company is allowed to use medical underwriting to decide whether to accept you. Medical Underwriting is the process that an insurance company uses to decide, based on your medical history, whether or not to take your application for insurance, whether or not to add a waiting period for pre-existing conditions (if your state law allows it), and how much to charge you for that insurance.  In APPENDIX below, you may find the typical Medical Questionnaire used for Medical Underwriting.

But under certain circumstances, medical underwriting does NOT apply. The article below reviews how to get a Medicare Supplement without Underwriting Questions. Read more…

Liberty Medicare has been selected for the 2015 Best of Wynnewood Insurance Award

Liberty Medicare has been selected for the 2015 Best of Wynnewood Award in the Insurance category

 

Liberty Medicare has been selected for 2015 Best of Wynnewood Award in the Insurance category by the Wynnewood Award Program.

Each year, the Wynnewood Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Wynnewood area a great place to live, work and play.

Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2015 Wynnewood Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Wynnewood Award Program and data provided by third parties.

The Wynnewood Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Wynnewood area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.

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When Medicare is primary insurance?

When Medicare is primary insurance?

If in addition to Medicare you have other health insurance plan (such as an employer group health plan), then it is essential to know when Medicare is primary insurance. If Medicare is primary, then it pays the bills first, up to the limit of its coverage. The secondary insurance pays only after Medicare paid its share.  Alternatively, if Medicare is secondary, then it pays after the primary insurance paid.  If you do not have primary insurance, the secondary insurance will cover very little of your health expenses or nothing at all. Read more…