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Toni,

I received a call in the beginning of June from Medicare asking for my personal information to verify the activation of my new plastic Medicare card with a chip. I’m concerned because I have not received the card yet.

Who do I call to see if Medicare was trying to contact me for a new plastic Medicare card? Sometimes it is hard to know...Read more

Toni:

I’m turning 65 next March and have not had a health insurance plan for over two years because I work part-time. I do not know where to start or what to do. I am not receiving my Social Security check, and friends are advising me that if I do not sign up for Medicare when I turn 65 I will be making a major Medicare mistake.

Can you ...Read more

Hello, Toni:

I moved to Houston from Little Rock in May and discovered your Medicare article in the local newspaper. I enrolled in Medicare Advantage HMO when I turned 65 in March. I didn’t realize I could have chosen a Medicare Supplement to my Parts A and B instead of a Medicare Advantage plan. The article explained that I have a 6-month ...Read more

Toni:

In October, I enrolled in Medicare but did not enroll in a Medicare prescription drug plan. I went to my doctor in April for my annual physical and had to pay $200 when I received a shingles vaccination. My doctor’s office told me that I needed to be enrolled in a Medicare Part D prescription drug plan for the shingles shot to have a $0...Read more

Hello Toni,

My wife’s friend told her that she is receiving a free gym membership from the Medicare Supplement Plan G that she is enrolled in. The Medicare Supplement that we have does not include a gym membership.

I thought a Medicare Advantage Plan was the only way to get a gym membership at no cost. Any truth to this, as I never heard ...Read more