Medicare Reading for Central Ohio

• Enrollment6 min read

  Your December 7 checklist, before the fall window closes

  The deadline sneaks up every year. Pull your Annual Notice of Change, your current drug list, and next year's network before you decide anything.

• Plan types7 min read

  HMO or PPO: what it means at Riverside Methodist and Mount Carmel

  Your network determines whether a specialist visit gets covered at all. Here's how HMO and PPO Advantage plans actually behave with Columbus's two largest hospital systems.

• Prescriptions5 min read

  Cheapest Part D premium? That's usually the wrong pick

  Premium is the smallest number on the page. Tiers, formulary rules and preferred pharmacies are what actually drive your annual bill.

• Medigap6 min read

  Plan G or Plan N: which one keeps more money in your pocket?

  Benefits are locked by federal rule, so it comes down to premium against copays. We run the math the same way we would for a client at our desk.

• Turning 658 min read

  The 65th birthday countdown nobody hands you a copy of

  Seven months, one Medigap window, and one costly mistake if you're still on the job. Here's the month-by-month version.

• Costly errors7 min read

  Six Medicare errors we untangle every single fall

  Blown deadlines, TV-ad sign-ups, coverage nobody's reviewed in years. Most of these can't be undone, and every one is avoidable.

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