With low interest rates, rising medical costs, and a slow economy, more and more retirees are going back to work, at least part time. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, workers age 55 and older are working 42 percent more part-time hours … [Continue reading]
Medicare Part A is known as hospital insurance because it covers care received while in the hospital, skilled nursing facility or nursing home. Who Qualifies for Medicare Part A? You qualify for Medicare Part A if you are age 65 or older, you … [Continue reading]
Medicare has a variety of premiums, deductibles and co-pays. You’re probably familiar with these terms as most traditional health insurance plans have them also. However Medicare has premiums, deductibles and co-pays for each part, making it … [Continue reading]
Part of the fiscal cliff deal was to delay the Medicare reimbursement cuts that doctors were facing. Before the so called “doc fix” physicians who work with Medicare patients were facing a 27% pay cut in 2013. Congress delayed the pay cut for this … [Continue reading]
In true Congress style, a deal was passed at the last minute to keep the US from going over the fiscal cliff. On Tuesday night the House passed a bill that will extend the Bush tax cuts for most of Americans, extend unemployment benefits, and … [Continue reading]