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November 12, 2024
Guiding Your Parents Through Medicare
Whether you’re the primary caregiver for your aging parent or simply an involved son or daughter, understanding the ins and outs of Medicare enrollment will help you guide your parents through the next phase of their health care needs.
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October 18, 2024
5 tips for using your prepaid Benefits Mastercard
Your prepaid Benefits Mastercard makes using your Medicare Advantage dental, vision, and OTC benefits even easier! We’ve teamed up with NationsBenefits to bring you one convenient card preloaded with both your quarterly OTC and yearly dental and vision spending amounts. Here’s how it works… Use your card online, over the phone, or in person to…
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September 06, 2024
Top 5 things you need to know about the Annual Notice of Change
Each September, CDPHP Medicare Advantage plan members receive an Annual Notice of Change, often called the ANOC. Reviewing this important document is the best way to make sure you have the health care coverage you’ll need for next year. What is it? Your ANOC tells you about changes in benefits, costs, and more for the…
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September 03, 2024
38 Pick-your-own apple orchards you could visit in New York this fall
Apples – practically synonymous with New York state – are ready for picking starting in September. We’ve put together this quick-hit list for one of our favorite fall activities: pick-your-own (PYO) apples! Break out the fall attire and gather your family because apple picking is one of the best ways to get outside for fresh…
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August 29, 2024
The ABCs of Medicare
The year you turn 65 is an exciting time of life! It’s also the year you get to enroll in Medicare. Maybe you’re newly retired and making plans for travel, volunteering, or babysitting the grandkids. Maybe you’re postponing retirement because you’re still full of enthusiasm for your job. Maybe you’re not sure what lies ahead,…
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August 07, 2024
Knowing and Using Your Health Insurance Following an Injury
Picture this. It’s a beautiful holiday weekend spent at the lake with family and friends. Boats are docked in the bay. The kids are playing and laughing with delight. Until one wasn’t. My 10-year-old daughter, Mila, jumped off the back of the boat just like she’d done dozens of times that weekend. Only this time,…
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