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1. Understanding health insurance reform
(Health/Healthquest)

... in Florida, deeply distressed and in panic mode. She wanted me to sell her more insurance immediately. Of course, I wouldn't and couldn't do that. When folks have Medicare and Medigap, depending on ...

2. Changes in Medicare supplements effective June 2010
(Health/Healthquest)

... will be eliminated and additional coverage options will be offered. All of this takes place June 1, 2010. The original ten Medigap policies (A through J) were designed and implemented in 1992 and have ...

3. How do I know when Medicare is my primary insurance?
(Health/Healthquest)

... coverage will be useful in offsetting your health care costs or will you be better off refusing the employer insurance and purchasing a Medigap policy. It is most important that you first assess whether ...

4. Medicare premiums on the rise ... and other changes for 2010
(Health/Healthquest)

... eligible for group health insurance from a former employer, chances are that you have a Medicare supplement policy, also known as a Medigap policy. Some of you have been calling us already because you ...

5. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
(Health/Healthquest)

... first $500. If you are on Medicare, Medicare covers the digital rectal exam at 80 percent (if you have a Medigap policy, it will pay the remaining 20 percent) and the PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) ...