Many Feel Trapped in Their Medicare Advantage Plans
Medicare Advantage Plans are often abandoned by seniors.
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Some Changes to Medicare Enrollment Can Be Made Through March 31
People who began 2024 and enrolled in a Medicare Advantage (MA) plan have an additional opportunity to switch plans or disenroll from an advantage plan and enroll in traditional Medicare with a Part D prescription drug plan during the first 3 months of the calendar year, ending on March 31, 20...
Medicaid: Second Opinions Required
Contact us for a second opinion when preparing to spend down for Medicaid eligibility.
Research Suggests Common Treatment for Joint Pain May Be Linked to Faster Arthritis Progression
Common treatment for arthritis may do more harm than good.
Congress Considering Seven Retirement Plan Changes
CNN Business is reporting that there are seven possible changes to retirement plans that Congress is considering. Both the Senate and the House have passed similar legislation, so we will have to see if they can form it into a cohesive bill to send to President Biden for his signature. An overv...
2023 Social Security Changes and Modifications to Look Out For
Annual Social Security Changes in 2023 will be affected by rising interest rates.
The Pandemic Has Made Many Seniors Less Active
Our confinement to home can affect our health due to decreased exercise. So, get moving in other ways to maintain your health!
Power of Appointment Does Not Make Trust "Countable"
Often in Medicaid planning we will create irrevocable trusts with a "power of appointment." A power of appointment is a clause in your trust which enables you, or someone you designate, to do various things. One of the things we often do in an irrevocable trust is create a power of appointment...