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	<title>Medicare Supplemental Insurance &#187; Medicare Advantage</title>
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		<title>Medicare Part D prescription gap rebate</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/498/medicare-part-prescription-gap-rebate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 03:38:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the passing of the health care reform, those who have Medicare Part D prescription coverage who reach the drug coverage gap (AKA &#8220;donut Hole&#8221;) in 2010 could possibly qualify for a $250 rebate from the US Department of Health and Human Services.  There will be
qualification requirements and as soon as I get more info [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today I had to correct a Humana Agent</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/495/today-correct-humana-agent/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:46:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a sad day, I feel so bad for my client being caught in the middle of this.    To make a long story short, I  had a client who was having trouble with Humana approving a treatment that was recommended by her doctor.  She finally decided she wanted to switch back to Original Medicare and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care bill reform 101&#8230; what does it mean for seniors?</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/491/health-care-bill-reform-101-seniors/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/491/health-care-bill-reform-101-seniors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure what it means for you?
Some seniors may lose Medicare benefits they now enjoy. Many others will gain from an enhancement of Medicare’s prescription-drug program.
The link below does a pretty good job explaining how it could impact those on medicare.  As always let us know what questions you have.
Full Article Here
Travis
Phone 816-254-6100
toll free 888-535-0999



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		<title>2010 Open Enrollment Period ending March 31</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/475/2010-open-enrollment-period-march-31/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/475/2010-open-enrollment-period-march-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is your last chance to make a change on how you receive your Medicare benefits for the 2010 plan year. 
The open enrollment period runs from Janurary 1st to March 31st of each year and you are allowed to make ONE change in how you receive your medical coverage.  You have the following options:

If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Supplemental plans will encounter some major changes in June of 2010, for the first time since 2003.</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/467/medicare-supplemental-plans-encounter-major-june-2010-time-2003/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/467/medicare-supplemental-plans-encounter-major-june-2010-time-2003/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Bills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Supplement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare supplemental]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/?p=467</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2010 Medicare supplement Modernization Act will certainly update current Medicare Medigap insurance plans countrywide. Nevertheless, it can not affect any existing Medicare Supplemental coverage which you have.
This exclusively has an effect on individuals that buy a brand new plan with an effective date of coverage on or after June 1, 2010. In case you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medicare Advantage Plans Out of Pocket Changes</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/426/medicare-advantage-plans-benefits-change-out-of-pocket-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/426/medicare-advantage-plans-benefits-change-out-of-pocket-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Part D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you on a Medicare Advantage plan, if you have not taken a look at the benefits that are being offered for next year, we recommend that you take a look and compare them to what your benefits were last year.  What we have noticed for a lot of the plans is that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cost of Prescriptions deciding whether you choose a MA plan or Medigap</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/414/cost-of-prescriptions-deciding-whether-you-choose-a-ma-plan-or-medigap/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/414/cost-of-prescriptions-deciding-whether-you-choose-a-ma-plan-or-medigap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Supplement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hidden cost of Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/blog/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have to start by saying the reason for this post has made me said, not because we were able to review an move a new client to a better program, but because she was paying over $6000 a year for just her prescriptions.
For every person there is a program that fits their needs, however [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Annual Open Enrollment Begins</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/384/2010-annual-open-enrollment-begins/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/384/2010-annual-open-enrollment-begins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare Advantage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Part D]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[medicare advantage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[November 15th through December 31st 2009 is the Annual Open Enrollment for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D plans.
What does this mean?  You can elect to make a change to your Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D plan if you need to.  If you make a change, the last change you make will be the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Annual Enrollment Period</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/407/2010-annual-enrollment-period/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/407/2010-annual-enrollment-period/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medicare Supplement]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Annual Enrollment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/blog/?p=407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For those with a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare Part D (prescription) plan, starting on November 15th and going through December 31st you can make a change to your current program which will take effect on Jan 1st, 2010.
This Annual enrollment period does not allow you to make a change to your medicare supplement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AARP Endorses House Health Care Reform Bill</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/405/aarp-endorses-house-health-care-reform-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/405/aarp-endorses-house-health-care-reform-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:29:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the Press Release from AARP.
AARP has approximately 29% of the Medigap Market in terms of # of insureds.  There has been some debate on whether this endorsement has a financial incentive for AARP because of the possibility of an increase in Medicare Supplement sales.  AARP receives referal fees from United Healthcare who administers the [...]]]></description>
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