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	<title>Medicare Supplemental Insurance &#187; Medicare</title>
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	<description>Serving Missouri, Kansas, and Now Iowa!</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>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
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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>New Plan N &amp; M details starting to be released</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/479/plan-details-starting-released/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just got the first details this morning on one of my companies that will be offering the new plans M &#38; N in the state of Missouri.  The new plans look to be pretty good new options, but like all insurance products there is not a one fits all so make sure you are comfortable [...]]]></description>
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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>Fox Prescription Program Terminated by CMS</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/473/fox-prescription-program-terminated-cms/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/473/fox-prescription-program-terminated-cms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective Immediately
Fox’s contract with Medicare has been terminated by The Centers for Medicare &#38; Medicaid Services (CMS). After a review of the plan it was determined it did not meet Medicare&#8217;s requirements.  All enrollees in a Fox plan will obtain their drugs through a plan administered by Humana.
Clients will have a SEP until May 1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>* Alert * Medicare Scam</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/470/alert-medicare-scam/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/470/alert-medicare-scam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Part D]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Medicare beneficiaries should remember:

Medicare cannot call and ask for financial or personal information over the phone.
Medicare numbers should be kept in a safe, secure place.
Medicare will not notify beneficiaries of payments by phone. The beneficiary must be notified of the past due premiums via mail.

It has come to my attention that there are some Medicare [...]]]></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>
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		<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>Democrats Reach Agreement on Health Reform</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/428/democrats-reach-agreement-on-healt-reform/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/428/democrats-reach-agreement-on-healt-reform/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medicare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does all that mean?
The proposal includes

opening up Medicare to those uninsured between the ages 55 to 64 effective 2011
No public option, unless the insurance companies don&#8217;t respond
Requires insurance companies to spend 90% of the premium dollars on medical expenses wich does not include administrative costs.

article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_health_care_overhaul



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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hidden cost of Medicare Advantage]]></category>
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		<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>Medicare Part D Total Annual Costs Different between Companies and Plans</title>
		<link>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/411/medicare-part-d-total-annual-costs-different-between-companies-and-plans/</link>
		<comments>http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/411/medicare-part-d-total-annual-costs-different-between-companies-and-plans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Travis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Companies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://medicaresupplementdirect.com/blog/?p=411</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With the Annual Enrollment Period starting on November 15th I thought I would share some findings with you my friends.  By request I have been reviewing plans for my clients preparing for the Annual Enrollment Period coming up here in a few days and I wanted to share that it completely depends on your actual [...]]]></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>
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		<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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