Ed Zurndorfer discusses how much Medicare Part B beneficiaries pay each year in monthly premiums and appealing higher premiums that are the result of Income Related Monthly Adjustment Amounts (IRMAA) more…
Medicare and Federal Employees
Medicare’s General Enrollment Period: What Does It Mean for Federal Employees and Retirees?
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses who may need to take advantage of the current Medicare GEP (Jan. 1 – March 31, 2022) — plus the enrollment procedures, monthly premium cost, and possible late enrollment penalties more…
Medicare & Retirement: What Federal Employees Need to Know – Part V
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, answers this Medicare question: If a federal employee or retiree travels outside the US, will they be covered for unexpected health care expenses for illness or accidents? more…
Medicare & Retirement: What Federal Employees Need to Know – Part IV
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses several scenarios when a federal employee is enrolled in the Federal Employee Health Benefits program and has an older spouse who is enrolled on the employee’s FEHB plan. When does the older spouse enroll in Medicare? How does enrolling in Medicare affect the older spouse’s FEHB coverage? more…
Medicare & Retirement: What Federal Employees Need to Know – Part III
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, outlines the many rules and deadlines for the different enrollment periods for Medicare — and possible penalties for late enrollment more…
Medicare Advantage & Drug Programs (Parts C & D): What Federal Employees Should Know
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses Medicare Advantage plans (Medicare Part C) and the Medicare Prescription Drug program (Medicare Part D) and what federal retirees should consider when deciding to enroll in either or both of these programs more…
Medicare & Retirement: What Federal Employees Need to Know – Part I
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses the various basic Medicare options that federal employees are eligible for more…
Strategic Medicare and FEHB Plan Choices for 2021
Health insurance expert, Walton Francis, analyzes the strategic choices resulting from the key findings, advice, and recommendations in Checkbook’s 2021 Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees more…
Medicare & Federal Employees: Coordinating FEHB and Medicare Benefits
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, explains how the Federal Employees Health Benefits program and Medicare benefits work together. more…
Medicare & Federal Employees: Enrolling in Medicare and Medigap Insurance
Federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, discusses how federal employees enroll in Medicare — and the relationship between Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program health insurance and Medigap policies more…