insurance coverage

Eligible for Medicare? The Clock is Ticking to Choose Your 2022 Coverage

Making a list and checking it twice isn’t just for the holidays this year. If you’re 65 or over or eligible for Medicare due to disability, developing a detailed list of what you have spent on your health care this past year – including hospital expenses and prescriptions – and what you need to have in your health plan next year, is an important step. The 6.2 million Medicare eligible individuals in California have until Tuesday, Dec. 7 to select their Medicare Advantage or Prescription Drug Plan coverage for 2022. 

ELECTION 2020: For Millions of Americans, the Future of Health Care is What’s on the Ballot

“Right now, under the Affordable Care Act, it is your right to have access to lactation support and counseling without cost-sharing for as long as you are breastfeeding. If the ACA gets struck down, then insurers will not be required to cover it, which could have devastating impacts on new parents,” noted Andrea Ippolito, a health tech expert and founder of SimpliFed, a company that assists mothers who breastfeed.