by Matt Feret | May 6, 2022 | Medicare Advice
Dear Matt, I turn 65 soon and am considering buying a Medicare Advantage Plan. I understand IRMAA impacts both my Medicare Part B premiums, as well as my Medicare Part D costs. If I buy a Medicare Part C plan (Medicare Advantage), can I avoid an IRMAA charge? Thanks,... 
by Matt Feret | Apr 13, 2022 | Medicare Advice, Social Security
Dear Matt, I turn 65 in a few months but plan to keep working. How do I decline or drop Medicare Part B if I stay on my employer’s health insurance plan? I don’t need to have Medicare Part B if I have “real” insurance provided by my employer, do I? Thanks, Lucas M.... 
by Matt Feret | Mar 23, 2022 | Medicare Advantage
Hi, Matt, Thanks for all your help with this confusing Medicare! Can I Use an out-of-network Primary Care Physician (PCP) if I have a HMO-POS Medicare Advantage plan? If I join an HMO-POS, am I required to use a PCP within the HMO network? Or can I go out-of-network?... 
by Matt Feret | Mar 16, 2022 | Medicare Advice, Social Security
Dear Matt, I got your book and started reading it. Early on, you explain IRMAA which is good, but you fail to explain that high income retirees (with high income two years before retirement) should file form SSA-44 to claim correct income for the first two years after... 
by Matt Feret | Mar 3, 2022 | Medicare Advice, Medicare Supplement
Dear Matt, I just read your book but can’t figure out one thing. If I decide that I want Medicare Supplement (Medigap) Plan G and all the companies have the same benefits, why would there be price differences? Why would anyone pay more in premiums for one company’s... 
by Matt Feret | Feb 23, 2022 | Medicare, Medicare Advice, Original Medicare
Dear Matt, I don’t remember if you covered Medicare scams or not in your book. I got a call this morning purporting to be from Medicare. He said they were taking a survey. I asked if this was an attempt to sell me on some Medicare insurance, and he said no, that...