At this time of the year, I often receive many inquiries about dental and vision insurance and whether Medicare covers dental or vision Care. This is also because of the ads people see on TV or the Internet that offer dental and vision benefits to entice Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in a plan. So, does…
I’d like to address a hot topic that came out from the matter that Scripps Health (Coastal and Clinic) will no longer be accepting Medicare Advantage plans in 2024. To keep your Scripps doctors and hospital, the recommended way is to have Original Medicare and Medicare Supplement (Medigap), plus a Part D plan. However, when…
The rumors that Scripps Clinic and Coastal, a popular medical group in San Diego County, will no longer be accepting Medicare Advantage plans in 2024 have been confirmed with the release of the emails sent to those plans’ members on 9/27/2023. In the email sent from Scripps Health to a client mentioned that Scripps Clinic…
If you have Brand New Day or Central Health Medicare plan, you may want to read this latest news about their parent company, Bright Health. Embattled Bright Health will fully cut its insurance business as a potential bankruptcy looms, the company announced Friday, April 28th, 2023. The company secured an extension to its credit facility…
Q: Help! I got notified that my Aetna Medicare plan was no longer accepted by my Optum Care primary doctor. And I want to keep my doctor. What should I do? A: As explained in our recent blog post, “Aetna and Optum Health Network HMO Medicare Termination eff 1/1/2023“, Aetna has terminated its contract with…
You may know someone who has a Medicare CalMediconnect plan (it’s shown on the member ID card). Or you may have one of these Dual Medicare-Medi-Cal plans such as Scan Scripps Plus, Anthem Coordination Plus, Blue Shield Coordinated Choice, UHC Assure, and Humana Value Plus. If yes, please read below. Please note, you will know…