National Retiree Legislative Network September 26, 2024 4:48 pm Email Contact Our Chapter is part of the National Retiree Legislative Network (the NRLN), which actively pursues legislative changes that will improve the retirement for its members, and for all retirees.The NRLN’s twice annual meeting was held in Washington DC on September 15 through 18, 2024. In addition to a Board …
National Retiree Legislative Network September 24, 2024 12:45 pm Email Contact The National Retiree Legislative Network (NRLN) recently hosted its annual Fly-In event in Washington, D.C., where attendees met with Congressional representatives to advocate for the protection of retirees’ pensions, Social Security, and Medicare. Participants engaged directly with lawmakers, sharing stories and emphasizing the need for legislation that safeguards the …
Visit Medicare.gov to Find a variety of MediGap Plans As we approach the Medicare Open Enrollment Period, Oct. 15 – Dec. 7, it is important to understand the basic differences between original Medicare, also known as fee-for-service (FSS), and Medicare Advantage. National Retiree Legislative Network September 23, 2024 1:11 pm Email Contact This posting covers the basics of original Medicare. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Chapter President’s MessageJoe SciulliChapter PresidentSPRING 2026 For those of us in Northern climates, the signs of Spring are welcome indeed. The trees are flowering, the grass is turning green and we are out and about. Renewal is in the air!The NRLN, LUCENT chapter and its predecessor, the LRO, have been around for 23 years. Why are we still here? Because …
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 …
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) …
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