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Seniors With Multiple Chronic Conditions Should Be Careful When Choosing Medicare Plans, Experts Advise
If patients select inadequate plans, they can end up with a surprising amount of out-of-pocket costs. Experts provide tips for making the smart choices during the open enrollment session that runs into early December.
Columbus Dispatch: Chronic Disease Makes Navigating Medicare Enrollment Especially Tricky
Finding the right Medicare plan is important for all seniors -- but especially those with multiple, chronic diseases. The enrollment period began last week and runs through Dec. 7. (Stankiewicz, 10/22)
The Washington Post: Choose A Medicare Plan Can Be Complicated. Here's What To Know
For those approaching Medicare or already covered by it, now is a critical time of year to review health benefits. Philip Moeller — author of a popular Medicare book, “Get What’s Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs,” and a blogger on Medicare for the “PBS NewsHour” website — knows well about the program’s fine print that has ensnared many in what he dubs the “no one told me” syndrome. (Squires, 10/20)
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