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Jan 11, 2025 | 
niagara-gazette.com | Toni King
Toni: Last week’s Medicare Part D question was from Tonya regarding discovering that she and her husband are receiving an “extra” Part D premium, which she never knew about. You advised her to contact her local Congressional office to help appeal the Medicare issue. I now must fight Social Security because they are under the impression that I have waited past my 8-month window to enroll in Medicare, which I did not.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
arcamax.com | Tom Margenau |Toni King
You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto!Every once in a while, I will use a word or phrase -- with the most innocent of intentions -- that nevertheless ends up driving some people nuts. Well, if not "nuts," it at least makes them irate enough to send me an email voicing their anger with my language choices. I've saved some up, and here they are today. Q: It really gets my goat when you use the term "Social Security checks." Don't you know that no one gets a paper check anymore?
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
register-herald.com | Toni King
I have Original Medicare with a Supplement and in October, I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for heart issues. I was surprised when I signed a hospital form stating that I was “under observation,” as the doctor decided whether to admit me as an inpatient or send me home. I was lucky that he sent me home. During this Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP), my husband, Alan, enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO for the first time.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
timesfreepress.com | Toni King
I have original Medicare with a supplement, and in October, I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for heart issues. I was surprised when I signed a hospital form stating that I was "under observation," as the doctor decided whether to admit me as an inpatient or send me home. I was lucky that he sent me home. During this Medicare annual enrollment, my husband, Alan, enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO for the first time.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
salemnews.com | Toni King
Toni,I have Original Medicare with a Supplement and in October, I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for heart issues. I was surprised when I signed a hospital form stating that I was “under observation,” as the doctor decided whether to admit me as an inpatient or send me home. I was lucky that he sent me home. During this Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP), my husband, Alan, enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO for the first time.
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Nov 28, 2024 | 
arcamax.com | Toni King |Tom Margenau
Toni,I have Original Medicare with a Supplement and in October, I was taken by ambulance to the emergency room for heart issues. I was surprised when I signed a hospital form stating that I was “under observation,” as the doctor decided whether to admit me as an inpatient or send me home. I was lucky that he sent me home. During this Medicare Annual Enrollment (AEP), my husband, Alan, enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO for the first time.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
register-herald.com | Toni King
In 2022, the Toni Says Medicare team enrolled me in Medicare with Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D plan including my prescriptions that had copay only. When I looked online at Medicare.gov, I noticed that the diabetic insulin I take will no longer be covered for 2025. This change will cost $391 monthly out-of-pocket. And Ozempic, which has an $11 copay in 2024, is a Tier 5 drug costing $238 per month with no copay for 2025.
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Nov 23, 2024 | 
jacksonvilleprogress.com | Toni King |Toni King
Toni:In 2022, the Toni Says Medicare team enrolled me in Medicare with Medicare Supplement and Medicare Part D plan including my prescriptions that had copay only. When I looked online at Medicare.gov, I noticed that the diabetic insulin I take will no longer be covered for 2025. This change will cost $391 monthly out-of-pocket. And Ozempic, which has an $11 copay in 2024, is a Tier 5 drug costing $238 per month with no copay for 2025.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
niagara-gazette.com | Toni King |Toni King
Toni: I received my new 2025 Part D premium with the plan increase going up by 250%, from $25.00 a month to over $60.00. I was informed that my diabetic insulin and one of my high blood pressure prescriptions are no longer covered beginning Jan. 1, 2025, on the Part D plan I am on. Toni, please explain in easy-to-understand terms what I need to do to change my Part D plan before the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) ends on Dec. 7. Thank you.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
mankatofreepress.com | Toni King
I began taking my RMDs (Required Minimum Distributions) from my 401(k) when I turned 72, and my Medicare premium in 2024 is $454.20 for Part B and $53.80 for Part D. Did taking my RMD with my Social Security check raise my Medicare premiums? My wife, Karen, was working last year and made about $250,000. Are both of our incomes used to determine my Medicare premium? Also, Karen was laid off from her job in September and our joint income has changed drastically since she is no longer making $250,000.
