AARP stands for the American Association for Retired Persons. It is a non-profit organization that was founded by Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus, a retired school principal in 1956. The AARP actually evolved from the National Retired Teachers Association in which Dr. Andrus established in 1947. Over 35 million retired persons over the age of 50 ...
Medicare supplement insurance helps some residents of Texas, but not every senior citizen needs it. I belong to the latter group. First, my Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) covers most needs of my wife and I, and we feel comfortable with the reasonable co-payments. In addition, when the South Florida newspaper where I worked for ...
The No. 1 most important thing for seniors to remember about dental coverage is that Medicare does not cover dental services. This can affect you in two ways; first, if your only insurance coverage is Medicare, dentists will treat you like a self-pay patient, and will charge you the full fee for each procedure. Second, ...
The Medicare system can be really confusing for many people, and with Medicare Advantage plans in the news recently it may be a good time to discuss what they actually are. Congress just voted in favor of cutting some funding to Advantage plans to be able to eliminate a 10% pay cut for services to ...