How Medicare works with other insurance

Zac Cometa Insurance Leave a Comment

If you have Medicare and other health insurance or coverage, each type of coverage is called a “payer.” When there’s more than one payer, “coordination of benefits” rules decide which one pays first. The “primary payer” pays what it owes on your bills first, and then sends the rest to the “secondary payer” to pay. In some cases, there may …

Treatment Cost Estimator- Blue Shield

Zac Cometa Insurance Leave a Comment

Blue Shield’s Treatment Cost Estimator lets you and your family members compare out-of-pocket costs and treatment cost estimates, and provides information about conditions and treatments! This easy-to-use online tool can help you budget and plan for future healthcare expenses. Search and browse for more than 400 network procedures and treatments: – Find cost estimates for procedures and treatments – Compare …

New Medicare cards have started to mail!

Zac Cometa Insurance Leave a Comment

Medicare has started sending new cards with new Medicare Numbers to people with Medicare. Your new Medicare card will include a new number unique to you, instead of your current Social Security-based number. This will help to protect you against fraud. Please go to: https://blog.medicare.gov/2018/04/02/new-medicare-cards-have-started-to-mail/ for more information.