Medicare Starts Replacing Social Security Numbers on ID Cards BY MAGGIE FOX Medicare beneficiaries are getting new ID cards soon that won’t carry their Social Security numbers, the Health and Human Services Department said Tuesday. Congress had told HHS to get the cards replaced by 2019 to fight identity theft. The Center for Medicare and…
DetailsAs if we need more reasons to exercise… It’s true, we are living (and working) longer, and taking good care of ourselves is more important than ever. It’s a well-known fact that exercising regularly and keeping body fat down are imperative for good health. But new research from the journal Neurology suggests that the exercise…
DetailsFrom Steve Sturtevant, Owner and Agent, I am often asked, what is Medicare and what does it cover? Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant.) Medicare has four “parts”…
DetailsTHEDACARE AND NETWORK HEALTH AGREE TO COVERAGE EXTENSION MENASHA, WI (January 29, 2016) – Network Health, the Wisconsin-based health insurance company, and ThedaCare, the Appleton-based community owned health system, have agreed to a contract extension for Network Health members to access ThedaCare providers through December 31, 2016, under the same terms as the current contract…
DetailsThedacare and Network Health Sturtevant & Associate’s foremost responsibility is to our clients. We are an independent insurance agency representing many insurance companies and insurance plans. We do not work for the insurance companies, we work for our clients, and we will do everything possible to make sure our clients continue to have the insurance…
DetailsThe A, B, C’s and D of Medicare Are you about to enroll in Medicare, but you have little or no idea what to expect or what to do? You’ve heard of supplements, advantage plans, deductibles, Part C, Part D, premiums, penalties and the often feared, but rarely understood, “DONUT HOLE”! If all this confuses…
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