Have you been staying up to date with Medicare’s drug price negotiations? It’s sure to be a wild ride when you combine money and prescriptions. AstraZeneca is a pharmaceutical giant based in the U.K. that produces the blockbuster drug, Farxiga. Farxiga treats Type 2 diabetes, heart failure, and chronic kidney failure. The price tag without […]

Once you turn 65, it’s easy to feel like you’re made in the shade. Part A is premium-free if you’ve paid into Medicare for ten years. Part B is reasonable, with a monthly premium of only $174.70. Even Part D, prescription insurance, is affordable.  Some plans start at only $10 a month! If your adult […]

This is a question we get quite frequently: “If I don’t take any prescriptions, why do I need to sign up for Part D?” In a perfect world, there would be no need for Rx coverage if you didn’t need an Rx! In the world of Medicare though, delaying Part D can cost you. Remember […]

When is the best time to prepare for Medicare? I hope you didn’t say 65! Yes – you don’t become Medicare eligible until three months before you turn 65; but Medicare is full of complicated terminology, weighty decisions, and confusing “windows” of time in which to enroll or disenroll in different plans. The Medicare Early-Bird gets the worm.  Show up […]

As someone gets closer to 65, there seems to be a hushed roar all around them; quietly in office corners and in huddled groups at the gym: “Did you hear about the Part B late-enrollment penalty?” “Yes.  My aunt waited too long to sign up and had to pay an extra 10% each month for […]