National Retiree Legislative Network September 16, 2024 2:07 pm Email Contact One of the options that enrollees in traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage have during the Open Enrollment Period Oct. 15 – Dec. 7 is changing their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. A prescription drug plan is independent from traditional Medicare while many Medicare Advantage plans include a prescription …
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Medicare Prescription Payment Plan Coming in January
National Retiree Legislative Network September 9, 2024 2:36 pm Email Contact Beginning in January 2025, Medicare beneficiaries with Part D can opt in for the Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP). Medicare Part D enrollees and Medicare Advantage (MA) plans enrollees with frug coverage will have the option to spread out the costs of their prescription drugs over the calendar year. This …
It’s Imperative that you “Read Your Medicare Notice of Change When Received”
Read Your Medicare Notice of Change When Received Medicare’s Open Enrollment Oct. 15 – Dec. 5. National Retiree Legislative Network September 2, 2024 8:27 pm Email Contact If you are on Medicare, you’ll be getting one or two Annual Notice of Change letters in your mail or email this September about your 2025 coverage and costs. This information is important …
NRLN Lucent/Nokia Retirees Chapter
Chapter President’s MessageJoe SciulliChapter PresidentFall 2025 For most of us seniors, Fall is the time to give some thought to healthcare insurance. Annual open enrollment starts on October 13th. Enrollment for the Nokia plan starts then and lasts for two weeks. The Fall open enrollment season is October 15th to December 7th. Once you see any changes for 2026, you …
Major Benefit Coming for Medicare Part D
Major Benefit Coming for Medicare Part D Beginning in January 2025, Medicare Part D prescription drug plans must cap out-of-pocket spending for drugs at $2,000 per person per year. However, do not think that’s an all-in cost for the year.There are four areas of costs in Part D plans and Medicare Advantage plans with drug coverage and you may see …
Shop for Better Value During Medicare Enrollment Period
The annual Medicare Enrollment period, October 15 – December 7, is when seniors with traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage can shop for a better value in their medical and prescription drugs plans and change their coverage for the next year. People in traditional Medicare can use the open enrollment period to find and enroll in a Medicare supplement plan (Medigap) …
NRLN IBM Chapter
NRLN Home Page Sign Up to Receive Important Messages or Update Your Email Address Support NRLN’s Work Write Personal Email to Your Members of Congress Respond to an Action Alert Message from Hector Saenz, President, IBM ~ Kyndryl Retirees Chapter To: IBM / Kyndryl Retirees Chapter_NRLN Members From: Hector Saenz, Chapter President and NRLN Board Member Subject: Your Chapter and …
Archived Documents for IBM/Kyndryl
Message from Hector Saenz, President, IBM ~ Kyndryl Retirees Chapter You may have read previous messages to IBM retirees that your IBM / Kyndryl Chapter and the National Retirees Legislative Network (NRLN) launched an investigation in January into whether there was an injustice to IBM retirees when IBM changed its healthcare benefit. This resulted in retirees only able to apply …
Shoring Up Retiree’s Lifeline by Alyson Parker
It is no surprise to anyone that the Social Security and Medicare programs face significant challenges meeting their obligations to the nation’s seniors. The Trustees Report for 2024 was just released and starting in 2034, beneficiaries will only receive 79% of their earned benefits. Don’t expect Congress to address this mess this year since it is an election year, but …
NRLN Members Experienced Social Security Overpayment Clawback
Twenty-three NRLN members know that Social Security overpayment clawback can happen to anyone – because it happened to them. On March 11, 2024, the NRLN sent an email to all members requesting that anyone who has had to payback money to Social Security participate in the NRLN’s brief survey. The purpose of the survey was to support the NRLN’s efforts to …