Medicare Part B Rises to $174.70 in 2024Part B Deductible increases to $240/year.None of this is unexpected. I review the entirety here.
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Healthcare Cost Planning Is A Huge, Neglected Input
Healthcare Cost Planning Is A Huge, Neglected InputGoldman Sachs calls it the Financial Vortex (link), the need to balance current cash needs, with competing priorities resulting in financial stress. The article points out that 45% look to financial advisors viewed as...
My Latest Quotes In The Media Are Here
My Latest Quotes In The Media Are Here Morningstar: Watch for this mail from Medicare. Missing out could cost you money and hurt your healthcare coverage. (Link) PlanAdviser: Americans Underestimate Health Care Costs’ Impact on Retirement Decisions (link) Don’t Worry,...
Now You Know | YouTube This Saturday at 10A ET
Now You Know | YouTube This Saturday at 10A ETFinancial Setups ThreatenedIf you believe that you are not affected by higher inflation and interest rates, it’s probably even worse than you think. Even then, not all debt is bad, and I will show you how you can benefit...
Medicare Annual Election Period Soon
Medicare Annual Election Period Soon For all existing and (hopefully future clients), here is what you should do in order to retain our free Medicare guidance. We do not make outgoing phone calls because we do not want to be wrongfully accused of aggressive marketing...
Medicare Annual Election Period Soon
Medicare Annual Election Period SoonFor all existing and (hopefully future clients), here is what you should do in order to retain our free Medicare guidance. We do not make outgoing phone calls because we do not want to be wrongfully accused of aggressive marketing...
Medicaid Unwinding: Help Your Neighbor
Medicaid Unwinding: Help Your NeighborThere is no community unaffected. Medicaid is being cancelled for those that no longer qualify, due to the Public Health Emergency ending. On this newsletter, I have stated that the existing predictions of how many were too low,...
Take Back Control? Stop Jibber-Jabber
Take Back Control? Stop Jibber-JabberKFF is a great organization, the people are highly qualified, I have read the biographies of those responsible. The facts of what are reported are going to be accurate, in the overwhelming number of instances. However, even KFF is...
Medicare Part D Will Save Thousand$ For Some
Medicare Part D Will Save Thousand$ For SomeMedicare Part D has some crazy, complicated math involved. There is the out-of-pocket cost, which is how much you pay at the cash register. There is another number, TrOOP, which adds the discount (75%) that the...
Mr. Market Has Given Many People A Gift
Mr. Market Has Given Many People A GiftThe market is higher in 2023, that is clear. Balances have not returned back to 2022 levels, unless you have been almost entirely in semiconductors and the largest Nasdaq companies (META, NVDA, MSFT, AAPL, TSLA, GOOGL). Even with...
Medicare Beginner’s Corner
Medicare Beginner’s CornerFor those brand new to Medicare, these introductory short videos. Don’t forget to subscribe!Jae’s Corner on YouTube (click here).Maximize Your Medicare on YouTube (click here).
The Ballooning Costs of Long-Term Care: A Comprehensive Analysis
The Ballooning Costs of Long-Term Care: A Comprehensive AnalysisIntroduction:There are many key findings and insights from the article "The Ballooning Costs of Long-Term Care" published by the American Action Forum (link). This informative piece sheds light on the...