We never charge a fee to our clients. Our services are always FREE! The insurance company will pay us a commission which allows us to not have to charge our clients. Plus, you will always be able to reach us by phone or email to ask us questions about your insurance plan! We strive to always offer excellent customer service!

As an independent agent we represent several different insurance companies, that way we can give you different options to make sure you have the coverage that fits your needs. There is no such thing as a one size fit all plan. We cannot tell you what plan to choose, but we'll sit down with you to explain and educate you on the differences between the options available to you and help you select a plan that you are most comfortable with. We will also make sure that the plan you choose is accepted by your doctor.

We are currently licensed in Washington, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, and South Dakota.

All of our meetings/seminars will be held virtually for now on.

All of our meetings will be held virtually for the safety of all parties. Fortunately, everything we could do in person we can now do online.

If you are getting benefits from Social Security at least 4 months before you turn 65, you'll automatically get Part A coverage. You'll also be signed up for Part B. You will receive your Medicare card in the mail approximately 3 months before the effective date of coverage. If that doesn't apply to you, and your enrollment won’t be automatic, the majority of the time there are two time frames you will want to follow to apply for Part B. The first would be the Initial Enrollment Period which is up to 3 months before you turn 65. This applies if you are either retired, planning to retire, not receiving Social Security benefits yet or if your employer requires you to enroll in Part B. The second is known as the Losing Employer Coverage Period. This would be if you have worked past age 65 and were not required to have been on Medicare by your employer. You can enroll in Part B at any point while you are still covered by your employer plan or up to 8 months after you lose that coverage. You will have 3 methods to apply for Part B: In person at your local Social Security office Call your local Social Security office Enroll online through www.ssa.gov You will need two forms to be able to do this. One form is to be filled out by your HR department to prove you had creditable medical insurance coverage. The second form is the one that enrolls you in Part B. If you need these forms, please contact us and we will provide them for you, or you can also find them on www.ssa.gov.

The standard amount for 2024 is $174.70. This is based off of Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) of $103,000 or less for individuals or $206,000 or less for married couples. The Part B premium may be higher if your income falls above these levels. Your Part B premium may also be lower than this due to the Hold Harmless rule. Please see the most up-to-date income chart below: *If your income is higher then the base amount, you will also have an adjusted premium for Part D plans as seen in this chart below:

As long as you have worked in the United States for 10 years and paid into Medicare taxes, you will be enrolled into Part A at no cost. Part A will start on the first day of the month of your 65th birthday. However, if your birthday falls on the 1st day of the month, then your benefits will start on the first day of the previous month. If you do not qualify for Part A at no cost, e.g. you didn’t work here long enough to pay into it, then it can be purchased in 2024 for $505 a month.

The Part B penalty is a 10% higher Part B monthly payment for every 12-month period that you could have had Part B but didn’t sign up for it. The best way to avoid this is to either sign up for Part B when you are first eligible to or make sure that you have credible medical coverage through your employer.

This is a penalty for not having prescription drug coverage, at least as good as Medicare's, when you could've but chose not to enroll. The cost of the late enrollment penalty depends on how long you went without Part D or creditable prescription drug coverage. Medicare calculates the penalty by multiplying 1% of the "national base beneficiary premium" ($34.70 in 2024) times the number of full, uncovered months you didn't have Part D or creditable coverage. The monthly premium is rounded to the nearest $.10 and added to your monthly Part D premium. The national base beneficiary premium may change each year, so your penalty amount may also change each year. The best way to avoid this penalty is to make sure that when you are first eligible to you either enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan that includes drug coverage, enroll in a Stand Alone Prescription Drug Plan, or make sure your employer drug coverage qualifies as credible drug coverage with Medicare. You have 63 days once your Part A or Part B starts to enroll in a credible prescription drug plan to avoid paying the penalty.

The easiest way to describe this is to say that a Medicare Advantage Plan is a primary insurance plan and you do not need any other plan with it. They take over your Medicare benefits and agree to pay all of your claims, so Medicare can no longer be billed. Some Medicare Advantage plans will also include drug coverage for no extra cost. A Medicare supplement plan is a secondary insurance plan and is billed secondary to Medicare. Supplement insurance plans will only cover Medicare-covered medical items and, depending on which plan you choose, help either cover some or all of the deductibles or co-insurance that Medicare doesn’t cover. Supplement plans do not include drug coverage. If you want prescription drug coverage then you will need to enroll in a Stand Alone Prescription Drug plan. You can read more about this on the Medicare 101 pages.

We can look this up for you easily. Please either fill out the ‘Contact Us’ box at the bottom of the page or give us a call and we will do the research for you.

We represent over 11 different insurance companies. We can help you select a Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement (Medigap) or Prescription Drug Plan that will fit your needs and one that is accepted by your doctor.

Medicare is administered by the federal government while Medicaid is administered by the state. Medicare is for anyone who qualifies at age 65, under age 65 upon collecting Social Security Disability Income for 24 months or anyone with ALS or End Stage Renal disease. Medicaid provides medical assistance for those who qualify based on income and asset requirements. Based on your qualification, the state may help pay your Part B premium or some or all of your medical co-pays or co-insurance. To view the income and asset requirements and to see if you qualify for Medicaid in Washington state, please click here.

Open Enrollment this year, in Washington State, will begin November 1st and run through January 15th. Please keep in mind that you will have to select a new plan by December 15th if you would like a January 1st start date.

You will have to enroll in a plan by the 15th of the month if you’d like it to begin the following month. Example: If you would like a plan to begin November 1st, you have from September 16th to October 15th to enroll in a plan.

It depends on how you enrolled into your plan. If you enrolled directly with the carrier it will automatically renew as long as your plan is still available next year. A lot of plans have been discontinued so please check or call us if you aren’t sure. If you enrolled through the Washington Health Plan Finder, then you will have to renew your plan each year. They simply want to check if your income has changed so it doesn’t take very long to renew your policy. No matter how you enrolled it is always wise to review your plan changes for the coming year to make sure it is still the best plan for your needs.