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	<title>Medicare and More &#187; medicare help</title>
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		<title>Medicare Free Preventive Screenings</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/05/08/medicare-free-preventive-screenings/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/05/08/medicare-free-preventive-screenings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare colonoscopy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare preventive screening]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Preventive screenings are covered by Medicare at no cost to the patient, but sometimes there will be a bill to pay.  A colonoscopy is the example I use with my clients to explain how &#8220;free&#8221; tests and procedures sometimes turn out not to be free. Last month, a client called me to complain about a [...]]]></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>
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		<category><![CDATA[low income subsidy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare and social security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
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		<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>How Medicare works with other insurance</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/01/21/how-medicare-works-with-other-insurance/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2013/01/21/how-medicare-works-with-other-insurance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2013 17:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare and other insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[How does Medicare work with other insurance coverage, such as a group health plan from a former employer or union? This is an important question because it determines whether your medical bills are paid correctly and on time. Here is information from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): If you have Medicare and other [...]]]></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>Enrolling in Medicare</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/08/09/enrolling-in-medicare/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/08/09/enrolling-in-medicare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I met with a new client who is turning 65 in November, just over two months from now. One of the first questions I asked him was, &#8220;Do you have your Medicare card?&#8221;.  His answer was, &#8220;no&#8221;.  With this bit of information I knew that he is not yet collecting Social Security [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage: The doctor would like to visit.</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/05/11/medicare-advantage-the-doctor-would-like-to-visit/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/05/11/medicare-advantage-the-doctor-would-like-to-visit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare star rating]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have been contacted by several clients who received phone calls from their Medicare Advantage plan saying the plan would like to send a doctor to their home to give them a physical exam.  My clients called me to ask if this was legitimate. Or was it a scam? Mindy called to say her Advantage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help with Medicare and Drug Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/04/17/help-with-medicare-and-drug-costs-2/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/04/17/help-with-medicare-and-drug-costs-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare part d help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare tucson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turning 65 medicare tucson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=718</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If a person is turning 65 and living on their Social Security benefits, they might qualify for help with the Medicare Part B premium ($99.90 per month) and their drug costs.  If a person applies for this help through the state of Arizona, there is no limit on how much a person can have in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Make Medicare better, not worse</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/03/09/make-medicare-better-not-worse/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/03/09/make-medicare-better-not-worse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare arizona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare dental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicare will undoubtedly be a big issue in the upcoming election, and proposals from both Republicans and Democrats include cutting benefits or pushing more costs onto seniors and disabled people.  The Center for Medicare Advocacy has a list of suggestions for strengthening Medicare, and I agree with all of them. The following suggestions are from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QI Medicare help is funded for 2012</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/18/qi-medicare-help-is-funded-for-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/18/qi-medicare-help-is-funded-for-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Feb 2012 16:27:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QI program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tucson medicare]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=682</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The big news from Washington is the vote to approve the payroll tax extension through the end of 2012.  Also included in the bill is a provision to avoid  a 27% cut in pay for doctors serving Medicare patients. And within the bill, HR 3630 is sec. 2211:  Extension of the Qualifying Individual (QI) program. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extra Help for Medicare and Part D Drug Costs</title>
		<link>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/07/extra-help-for-medicare-and-part-d-drug-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/2012/02/07/extra-help-for-medicare-and-part-d-drug-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denise Early</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[part d help]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[QMB]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://tucsoncitizen.com/medicare/?p=671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Income limits for getting Medicare Part B premium help and extra help for drug costs have been increased for 2012. The federal poverty level is now set at $930.83 per month, so a person living on less than this amount qualifies for various assistance programs.  Additionally, people who live on up to 35% more than [...]]]></description>
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