Ketki Patel, MHA, GRACE Guest Contributor

COVID 19 Resources Part 2

Now that it’s been a little over a year since we were introduced to the pandemic and turned everyone’s world upside down, we are slowly getting to some sense of normalcy hopefully.  I wanted to take this opportunity to provide some resources for anyone who may be struggling and give an overview of COBRA.

Covid-19 Financial Impacts and Resources for the Cancer Patient

As many of you know, the costs of treating a new disease or virus are often astronomical, and most insurance companies are in flux as they incorporate these therapies into their step therapies and tier programs, and work to come up with medical necessity criteria to allow coverage for experimental treatments.

Copay Accumulators and Copay Maximizers

Copay accumulators and copay maximizers have gotten a lot of press lately, mostly bad press. I wanted to take the opportunity to provide some background on what this means for those with insurance plans that utilize this method of cost containment.

With the plethora of Medicare options available, here is an overview of Medicare terms and options along with things to consider when choosing a Medicare plan.

Let's start with the basics:  there are four main parts of Medicare:

• Medicare Part A – Hospital Plan
• Medicare Part B – Medical Plan
• Medicare Part C – Medicare Advantage
• Medicare Part D – Prescription Plan