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	<title>Medicare and More &#187; Arizona Medicare</title>
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		<title>Why is Part D so complicated?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/20/why-is-part-d-so-complicated-2/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/20/why-is-part-d-so-complicated-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I met with a client who is turning 65 in June. He is a doctor, and this doctor was amazed by how complicated Medicare Part D drug coverage is. As I explained how Part D drug coverage works, the doctor asked, &#8220;Why is this so complicated?&#8221; I told him I usually find myself apologizing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage, enrolling on-line. Beware!</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/15/medicare-advantage-enrolling-on-line-beware/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/03/15/medicare-advantage-enrolling-on-line-beware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage problems]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At this time of year, people enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan cannot change their plan, or dis-enroll from their plan – unless they meet certain requirements such as: they are moving to a new state; they qualify for a chronic illness plan; they get help with their prescription costs through the Low Income Subsidy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help with Medicare Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/26/help-with-medicare-costs-3/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/26/help-with-medicare-costs-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare extra help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=885</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways to apply for help with Medicare costs and prescription drugs. A person on Medicare can apply through the state Medicaid Program or go through Social Security. I recently helped a lady apply for help through the Social Security website, SSA.gov. Within two weeks she got a letter telling her she qualifies [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Security won&#8217;t talk to insurance agents?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/22/social-security-wont-talk-to-insurance-agents/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/22/social-security-wont-talk-to-insurance-agents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[low income subsidy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare and social security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=884</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An insurance agent was trying to help a senior citizen who was not sure if he gets help with his drug costs or his Medicare premium. The insurance agent, sitting with the senior, called Social Security (800-772-1213) and had the senior give permission to Social Security to talk to the insurance agent about what was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and the Arizona State Retirement System</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/06/medicare-and-the-arizona-state-retirement-system/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/02/06/medicare-and-the-arizona-state-retirement-system/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[arizona state retirement system benefits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ASRS medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare advantage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TUCSON, ARIZONA -  I got a call yesterday from a woman told me she will turn 65 at the end of March and needs to figure out her Medicare coverage. We talked for a few minutes and I remembered to ask her a very important question. &#8220;Are you a retired teacher, or state, or county [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare and Long-Term Care</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/01/30/medicare-and-long-term-care/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/01/30/medicare-and-long-term-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:30:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home health care and medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[long term care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare and long term care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare and medicaid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare skilled nursing facility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=869</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare does not cover long term care. I recently shared this information with relatives who are struggling to arrange care for their elderly parents. It is not unusual for people to misunderstand what Medicare covers and what it does not cover.  Here is what I wrote to my relatives: Medicare is health insurance for people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare premiums: How much should you pay?</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/12/31/medicare-premiums-how-much-should-you-pay/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/12/31/medicare-premiums-how-much-should-you-pay/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:15:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part b premium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare premiium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Supplement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=853</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Medicare Part B monthly premium will be $104.90 in 2013. It really should be $400. The federal government is subsidizing most seniors by paying 75% of the cost of their Medicare Part B. This subsidy is what politicians are talking about when they say there must be changes to Medicare. Medicare Part A has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare cost increases for 2013. Help is available.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/12/12/medicare-cost-increases-for-2013-help-is-available/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/12/12/medicare-cost-increases-for-2013-help-is-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare deductible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part b cost 2013]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pinal county medicare plans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Social Security payments will increase 1.7% in January 2013. That means an additional $17 for a person whose monthly Social Security check is $1,000. 1.7% of $2,000 is $34. So this is a modest increase for people living solely on Social Security &#8211; and I meet a lot of people like this. At the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Matchmaking</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/16/medicare-advantage-matchmaking/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/16/medicare-advantage-matchmaking/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare advantage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=837</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Helping someone pick a Medicare Advantage is kind of like matchmaking.  Does a plan&#8217;s doctor network match the client&#8217;s doctor list? Does the plan&#8217;s drug coverage match the client&#8217;s prescriptions? Seniors in Tucson are being bombarded with marketing materials from new Medicare Advantage plans as well as the plans that have been around for many [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health insurance companies are worried about Romney victory.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/01/health-insurance-companies-are-worried-about-romney-victory/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/11/01/health-insurance-companies-are-worried-about-romney-victory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 22:37:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arizona Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obamacare business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[obamacare politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[repeal obamacare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[romney and obamacare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Health insurance company CEOs are nervous about the idea of Mitt Romney winning the election, according to an article in  LifeHealthPro, an insurance industry newsletter. Insurance company executives are worried about Romney&#8217;s  pledge to repeal Obamacare because they have spent millions of dollars getting prepared for 2014, when the bulk of Obamacare begins. You see, [...]]]></description>
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