Dear Toni: Thank you for teaching us the value of Medicare Part B and for helping my husband, Mike, and me enroll in Medicare the correct way when he retired at 70 a few months ago. Mike was ...

Dear Toni: What is the difference between a Medicare supplement and a Medicare Advantage PPO plan? Friends have told me that a Medicare Advantage PPO plan is the same as a Medicare supplement because ...

Medicare Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) are one type of Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) plan. With PPOs, you are not limited to receiving services from in-network providers. However, you ...

Medical Mutual’s Medicare Advantage preferred provider organization (PPO) and health maintenance organization (HMO) plans both achieved the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) top rating ...

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) plans are Medicare Advantage plans. They differ in their flexibility around seeking medical care. Medicare provides ...

A Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan is a type of Medicare Advantage plan that pays doctors a set rate for services. PFFS plans are often advertised as giving you flexible coverage because ...

Meanwhile, an area medical network rival to MultiCare said Friday it would be expanding its offerings for Medicare Advantage patients. Lori Fleming is chief of payer strategy and analytics for ...

MultiCare, the Tacoma-based health system, will stop accepting Medicare Advantage PPO plans. The shift will impact fewer than ...

Toni King has authored several books on the subject of Medicare and has appeared regularly as a guest on the American Family Radio Network. The 2023 Medicare Part B premium and deductible have ...