Ray McCauley, Medicare Insurance Broker
About Me
My name is Ray McCauley. I am a local broker.
By representing many companies, I get to work for you & your best interests rather than a company’s. I can:
• Find you rates with any company or program in your area
• Help you to understand all the rules, deadlines, & penalties associated with Medicare
• Secure any potential discounts to meet your personal healthcare needs today & in the future.
It does not cost you anything extra to use my knowledge & expertise. So, don’t frustrate yourself trying to find the best program alone, just give me a call, & we can navigate through it together.
Q&A with Ray McCauley
Answer: call social security and get your part B in place and send me a list of your drs and rx and let’s schedule an appointment to review all your options
Answer: several carriers offer zero premium plans for medicare advantage plans. they can do this because they get paid by medicare to coordinate your medical care
Answer: medicare does not provide long term care however i would suggest purchasing long term care now while your young to keep the premiums lower because they raise the older you are when you sign up for a plan
Answer: purchasing a medicare advantage plan because they don’t see the need to pay for a medicare supplement plan while they are healthy thinking they will buy a medicare supplement plan when they experience health issues but then no longer qualify for gauruntee issue
Answer: plan G because it it limits your out of pocket medical expenses to an affordable annual deductible set by medicare
Answer: a medicare supplement will but a medicare advantage plan would only help with emergency care and you would need to pay for that care up front then seek reimbursement from your health insurance provider
Answer: it is expensive and doesn’t provide quality care . plans are much less expensive than obama care and pre 65 plans
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Number one is cost
every morning number two our Benefits I will help you navigate to Medicare minefield please call me 916-628-5244
Answer: go to medicare.gov and request your part b coverage then call me at 916 628 5244 there at important steps to follow and i will walk you through them
Answer: previously an individual would have unlimited out-of-pocket cost for their prescription drugs so there was ultimately no cap which could cause some people to go broke the new $2000 limit gives you a pen but don’t break situation where you know you have a maximum out-of-pocket of $2000 helps you budget yourself better and they will allow you to spread that $2000 out. If you are going to meet it based on your specific drugs you can spread it out over the whole year to lower your upfront cost.
Answer: If you can pass underwriting. Other than that you can only change upon your birth month if you reside in a birthday rule state.
Answer: Many are new to the system and are confused about their options. We explain their various options and put a plan together that meets their individual needs.
Answer: Most likely the office used the wrong billing code. We would suggest talking to the Drs office or the plan
Answer: Seniors may be confused about their options and thus procrastinate. The agent should fully get to understand the clients needs and discuss options with them
Answer: Stay on basic medicare . however we suggest looking at a medicare advantage which will cover more than just basic hospitalization as well as provide drug coverage.
Answer: the cost of going out of network is more costly. The ppo can allow some doctors to service you that may not have been available under a mapd
Answer: Part B covers tests like blood work, Mri s cat scans etc as well as physician charges by your primary care provider as well as specialists
Answer: once you reached the limit you no longer have the responsibility to pay medical expenses. different plans have different max limits
Answer: they are much lower out of pocket costs than having basic medicare. They also include prescription drug coverage which saves on rx
Answer: No its not fully covered. Depending on your plan you may have a deductible and will definitly have some type of co-pay.