In 2019 the federal government spent $321 more per person enrolled in an Advantage plan than those enrolled in a Medicare supplement plan. That works out to an additional $7 billion burden on taxpayers. The $7 billion has to come from somewhere, and every taxpayer in America pays this additional cost through payroll taxes. Medicare […]
A client recently told me of the challenges they went through dealing with nursing home bills of a family member received from an outsourced and out of state entity. The nursing home is a nonprofit organization. The family member has Cadillac coverage. The Medicare supplement plan is a Plan G, the richest benefits offered in […]
Medicare’s Skilled Nursing Facility benefit (SNF) primarily covers an individual when an in-patient, but outpatient and homebound benefits are available as well. Nurses, speech therapists, and occupational therapists are examples of licensed skilled services covered by Medicare. Original Medicare covers skilled nursing claims after a three-day hospital stay. The three-day rule was waived during the […]
