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Medicare Notes for Jackson
These short pieces cover the Medicare decisions Jackson-area residents face every year, from sign-up deadlines and drug prices to which hospitals a plan uses and the plan details that change each January.
Every article points to a fuller guide on this site, so you can stop as soon as your question is answered.
- For readers around Jackson
- Short and in plain English
- Hinds, Madison and Rankin counties
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Articles and guides
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Enrollment Guide
What Jackson retirees should check by December 7
Open Enrollment closes December 7. Before then, read your Annual Notice of Change, run your drug list again, and confirm your doctors are still in next year's network.
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Plan types Guide
HMO vs. PPO at UMMC, Baptist and St. Dominic
Network rules decide whether a plan covers the specialist you want to see. A look at how HMO and PPO Advantage plans treat care at Jackson's large hospitals.
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Prescriptions Guide
The cheapest Part D premium isn't always the cheapest plan
The premium is the smallest part of a drug plan's cost. Formularies, tiers and preferred pharmacies decide most of what you spend over twelve months.
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Medigap Guide
Choosing Plan G or Plan N in Mississippi
Plan G pays the same benefits from every company that sells it, and so does Plan N, so the choice comes down to premium versus copays. Mississippi has no yearly switch rule, so the letter you start with matters.
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Turning 65 Guide
Your turning-65 calendar
Medicare gives you a seven-month sign-up window and a single Medigap window, and working past 65 can trip you up. Here's the order to do things in.
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Costly errors Guide
Seven Medicare mistakes we see around Jackson
Signing up late, buying from a TV ad, and never looking at a plan again. Several can't be reversed, and all of them can be avoided.
Looking for one answer? Check the Medicare FAQs or the Medicare checklist.
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