Barack Obama accused John McCain of wanting to cut $882 billion from Medicare on Friday, and claims that would mean seniors pay more for drugs, receive fewer services Read more »

The Medicare program is one of the health insurance programs of the federal government for the elderly and disabled. It is administered by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

The following will give you some important facts about the said program. Yet, it is still highly advisable to seek the aid of a medicare insurance attorney for proper assistance and representation.

Under the law, the program provides benefits for the following persons:

• Those who Read more »

Weiner Challenges the Republicans to Put-Up or Shut-Up on Healthcare

Endowment policies are an important topic that involves a lot of money and therefore if they are something that you are considering or something that you already have, it is vital to know the ins and out of them. As well as this, it is equally important to know what your options are when it comes to things such as selling or trading in your policy.
The first step is to ensure that you fully understand what endowment policies are. They are life assurance contracts which are designed to pay Read more »

Anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock knows that America is currently in an economic crisis.  One aspect of the nation that is under scrutiny right now is the uneven nature of the healthcare system.  All government programs, including Medicare, are being analyzed and evaluated for their efficiency.  Because the times are so shaky, it is in the best interest of Medicare recipients to protect their health with Medicare Supplemental Insurance Plans.

Currently, there is talk about Read more »

Traded endowment policies are policies that the original policyholder has sold to a third party with complete assignment of all future benefits. In other words it’s another way of saying that they are second hand endowment policies.
These are are common practice as it’s very unusual for policyholders to maintain their policy until it reaches its maturity date which is normally 25 years after the policy began. The policy is usually surrendered to the insurance company who usually Read more »

Vice President Biden discusses a new report on how the Presidents health insurance reform will make Medicare stronger for Americas seniors in a town hall at Leisure Read more »

Endowment policies can be a tricky business if you don’t know much about them, especially when things go wrong. As long as you have done your research before committing to anything there shouldn’t be any problems but unfortunately, sometimes things go wrong. It is important to understand your rights and what options you have if things do go wrong however.
If you think you have a case regarding mis – sold endowment policies then you will have to act on any shortfall before Read more »

Medicare is a government regulated healthcare program for those 65 and older. You’ll probably be on it, so it’s important to understand how it works.

In this article I summarize the different parts and coverages that come under the Medicare program.

Medicare is a program with different parts. Only the first – Part A – is free if you contributed enough FICA over the years. The other parts each cost an amount depending on your income and choices of ‘supplemental Read more »