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Medicare Plans for Veterans

Medicare Plans for Veterans

Many veterans think that they can’t take advantage of Medicare and Veteran Affairs. While the veteran can use both VA and Medicare’s healthcare benefits, their advantages don’t work together.  That means Medicare will not pay for the healthcare services that veterans receive at the VA facility. Medicare only covers your healthcare needs adequately if you […]

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Medicare Advantage HMO Plan

What is a Medicare Advantage HMO Plan?

Medicare Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) refers to the private plans that the USA’s Federal government payments to private companies for administering the Medicare benefits. Like other advantage plans of Original Medicare, HMOs provide the same rights, benefits, and protection. However, these plans do that with different restrictions, costs, and rules. Some HMO plans offer additional

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Medicare Under 65

Medicare Under 65

People under 65 can qualify for Medicare if they meet a few criteria.  Benefits To aid those with disabilities, the federal government offers Medicare to those who have been receiving Social Security benefits for 24 months as well as to those who have End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, also known as

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Avoiding Medicare Fraud

Avoiding Medicare Fraud

Medicare does what it can to work with reputable doctors and institutions. Sometimes though, Medicare gets billed for services that were not performed, and the wrong medical codes are submitted on claims. This can be an innocent mistake on the part of your doctor or hospital staff but needs to be corrected immediately. Billing becomes

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