by Wiley Long III | Sep 26, 2019 | Medicare Advantage Plans, Open Enrollment Period
Anyone who currently has just original Medicare will likely agree: it does not go very far in protecting you from sometimes devastating out-of-pocket expenses. This is likely why so many original Medicare recipients have chosen to boost their coverage and protection...
by Wiley Long III | Jun 4, 2019 | Medicare, Medicare Part D
Let’s talk about donut holes—and not the yummy, sugary kind, unfortunately. These are costly kind. Do you know what the donut hole is in Medicare Part D coverage? (Hint: as silly as it sounds, this isn’t a trick question.) Well, if you have no clue what that is,...
by Wiley Long III | Feb 20, 2014 | Consumer and Retirement
Although I don’t typically talk much about the Affordable Care Act here on the MediGap Advisors blog, I wanted to touch base with you about something that has recently been brought to the attention of the media. Many are calling it the “Obamacare death debt,”...
by Wiley Long III | Jan 12, 2014 | Medicare Supplement Plans
Anyone with grandkids has heard the desperate refrain, “Are we there yet?”As you draw near the age of 65, you may be saying the same thing regarding your retirement benefits. After all, you’ve worked hard for many years and drawing from Social Security seems like a...
by Wiley Long III | Jul 31, 2013 | Medicare Supplement Plans
A Medicare supplement plan—also known as Medigap insurance—is sold by a private insurance company, as opposed to being sold by the government as Original Medicare is. Private insurers sell Medigap because Medicare doesn’t cover all of the medical expenses you could...