Your mailbox is full After turning 64 and 1/2, you're suddenly the most popular person on the block and the poor mailman can barely find room to stuff all those shiny brochures into the box...

So let's talk about one of the newer additions to Medicare's alphabet soup...

There's still a sizable percentage of people over age 65 who have Medicare by itself but no additional supplement coverage be it a Medicare supplement or Advantage type plan...

Now that we have a good understanding of Part A benefits and it's general coverage for facility (loosely translated as hospital, surgicenter, skilled nursing, and hospice care) based care, let's look at Part B, logically our next letter in the alphabet...

With the ongoing debate and the decline in ratings for the healthcare package labeled “Obamacare,” it is clear that everyone is concerned about the results in Medicare reform...

It's important to understand how Medicare and Medigap plans will handle the ever increasing use of Skilled Nursing care...

Co-insurance sounds like one of those terms that insurance execs came up with to just make the whole thing indecipherable...

The Reverse Mortgage is a kind of home loan that is rather unique It allows the borrower to convert part of his home equity to cash...

Sometimes when you're going into new territory like California Medicare supplement insurance, it's important to take a step back and start with the basics...

Unless you've just retired for Goldman Sacks, financing health care costs through retirement has become a major issue for many if not most Americans...

Although the great recession has changed many of our retirement plans, traditionally this is the time when foreign travel becomes more popular...

Before diving into the deep waters of California Medicare supplement options, it helps to have a good understanding of what the Medicare program itself covers...

Even Medicare and Medicare supplement insurance can learn new tricks It's doesn't happen often and the changes might not be earth shattering but when a marketplace as big as Medigap health plans changes, everyone listens...

There have been a few milestones in the evolution of California Medigap insurance and none as important as the eventual addition of Part D...

If you're searching for information on Hospice care and Medicare supplement plans, you're either incredibly thorough in your attempt to understand all the various Medicare benefits and how they interact with Medigap coverage or your faced with the decision of whether Hospice care is needed for yourself or a loved one...

Needless to say, money is tight these days and with the prospects of ever increasing health care cost and all of our plans to live to 100...

Medicare supplements have gone through quite a few changes as of late and we have some entirely new plans added to the Medigap market which has remained largely the same for decades...

There are many times in the average American's life where they look at moving to another State and a primary time for this is during or after retirement...

We're blessed in California with not only extensive shoreline and a beautiful State but with an extensive and sophisticated health care infrastructure...

Our goal is simple...

Your health is something that needs to be given most of your attention and should be treated with utmost importance...

There's probably never been a time when the future funding needs (and concerns) of Medicare have been in the media more than now...

The G Medigap plan is one of the original plans available on the market in light of more recent changes and additions...

California is an interesting State in many ways and of course this uniqueness applies to our Blue Cross and Blue Shield relationship as it pertains to California Medicare supplement insurance plans...

If you are a Medicare beneficiary looking for medical insurance, you have a lot of choices now You may find that having so many choices makes things more difficult...

Medicare has been providing service to the citizens of the United States of America for almost half a century...

Some people refuse go to hospitals and other medical institutions because of the fees that they are afraid to pay...

In July 30, 1965, a momentous event happened when the Social Security Act of 1965 was signed into law by President Lyndon B...

Medicare is a health program administered by the government of the United States of America that provides health benefits and health insurance to people who are 65 years old and above...

California is one of the most competitive markets in the US...