Medicare annual enrollment runs October 15 to December 7. From Long Island to Buffalo, this New York checklist covers your plan’s yearly changes, network checks, how EPIC works with your drug plan, New York’s Medicare Savings Program, the state’s Medigap rules, and where to get unbiased help from HIICAP.
If Medicare premiums and copays stretch your budget, Tennessee’s Medicare Savings Programs may help. TennCare runs four of them. Here is what each one pays, who may qualify, the three ways to apply through TennCare Connect, how it links to Extra Help for drug costs, and where Tennesseans can get unbiased help.
In Michigan, adults with lower incomes may qualify for the Healthy Michigan Plan, the state’s Medicaid expansion, while others shop for a private plan on HealthCare.gov. Here is who usually goes where, how to apply for each, what the new Healthy Michigan Plan work requirements mean, and how one household can end up using both.
Del 15 de octubre al 7 de diciembre puede cambiar su plan de Medicare para el año que viene. Le explicamos en español qué puede cambiar, cómo revisar sus doctores y medicinas, qué pasa si recibe atención o compra medicinas en México, y dónde pedir ayuda en Texas si sus ingresos son limitados.
Medicare Open Enrollment runs October 15 to December 7, and in Lee and Collier counties the biggest question this year is whether your doctors and hospital will still be in your plan’s network on January 1. Here is a fill-in worksheet you can print or copy, plus what to do if your network is changing, if you split the year between Florida and up north, and who to call.
Federal law generally doesn’t require insurers to sell Medigap policies to people under 65, but New Jersey law does give people with Medicare due to a disability some rights. Here is how the rules work for people under 50 and for ages 50 to 64, why the 12 months after you enroll in Part B matter, what changes at 65, and where to get unbiased help.
New York’s Essential Plan is a low-cost health plan through NY State of Health, and you can enroll any time of year if you qualify. New federal rules changed who is eligible. Here is who qualifies now, what happened to people with incomes between 200% and 250% of the poverty level, and what to do if your Essential Plan ended.
If you freelance, drive, contract, farm, or run a one-person business in Tennessee, you shop for health insurance on HealthCare.gov like any individual. The hard part is the income question. Here is how to estimate net self-employment income, what to do when it swings, how a spouse’s job or a job offer changes things, and the dates to know.
Turning 65 in Michigan? Your Medicare sign-up window is 7 months long, and when you sign up decides when coverage starts. Here is how the Initial Enrollment Period works, what changes if you are still working or on a Marketplace plan, how to avoid late penalties, and where Michiganders get unbiased help.
En Texas hay dos puertas: Medicaid y CHIP se piden con la Comisión de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHSC) en Your Texas Benefits, y los planes privados del Mercado se piden en CuidadoDeSalud.gov. Le explicamos en español quién suele ir a cada lado, qué pasa con los niños y el embarazo, cómo una misma familia puede usar las dos, y qué cambia para algunos inmigrantes.
