What you need to know about Medicare and your Medicare Supplement before you go Medicare is a federally funded program, and as such, is designed to cover you here in the United States. Medicare generally does not cover you outside the United States, with few exceptions which we will get to shortly. If you have […]
Read MoreGreeting from MIC Insurance! We hope you are enjoying your summer. We want to share some Good News! Medicare is taking steps to remove Social Security numbers from Medicare cards. Through this initiative the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will prevent fraud, fight identity theft CMS will issue new Medicare cards with a […]
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Read MoreWhat is NJ State Continuation? NJ Continuation is in effect “mini COBRA” and is a State Law whereby employees who have 1-terminated for other than cause or 2- whose hours have fallen to below 25 hours per week and thereby lose their group medical coverage are eligible to continue on the group medical plan at their own expense. What are […]
Read MoreIf you want to buy individual or family health insurance for 2018, now is a great time to start your planning. Here’s what you need to know for the open enrollment period for 2018 individual and family health insurance plans: The open enrollment deadline has changed. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1, 2017, […]
Read MoreBY: BETSY CHANDLER While the weather is warm, and the days still afford us the opportunity for dinner on the deck, here at MIC Insurance, we are busy preparing for AEP. AEP stands for Annual Enrollment Period and is also referred to as Medicare Open Enrollment. The open enrollment period is from October 15th thru […]
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE BY: BETSY CHANDLER Traveling Outside the United States? What you need to know about Medicare and your Medicare Supplement before you go. If you are on Medicare, there are a few things you should be aware of it your travel plans are taking out of the U.S. […]
Read MoreWhat’s the Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI)? The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, requires us to remove Social Security Numbers (SSNs) from all Medicare cards by April 2019. A new Medicare Beneficiary Identifier (MBI) will replace the SSN-based Health Insurance Claim Number (HICN) on the new Medicare cards for Medicare transactions […]
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What you need to know about Medicare and your Medicare Supplement before you go Medicare is a federally funded program, […]
Greeting from MIC Insurance! We hope you are enjoying your summer. We want to share some Good News! Medicare is […]
10 Things to know about your New Medicare Card ** CLICK HERE**