Also, I want to take a minute and thank everyone for sharing your days! When I have a long stint of working alone at home, it's comforting to know that others are working on tasks and facing similar challenges. Great job, everyone!
S.B., best advice I can give you (and anyone!) is to start the research at least 2 - 3 months before the window period opens (3 months before and 3 months after your birthday), if you haven't already, and pay attention to the dates of your six-month window. I know it's boring, but having the right insurance is a prep, too.
I did the research and then signed up for Medicare A & B as soon as my window opened. It then took about a week to be approved (I didn't apply for ss) and then about another five weeks to get my card. Once I had my card, I could go on to the next phase, researching and signing up for plans. They don't start until February (my birth month). Yesterday, I signed up for the last one, the Plan G (Medicare gap coverage).
If you have an "insurance guy or gal," great! I didn't, but I do know how to research and ask questions. It just took a lot of time since I haven't been firing on all cylinders.
I'm taking time to spell out this boring stuff because there's a ton of slimy salespeople pushing sub-standard Advantage plans for which they are getting high commissions. I'm not saying *all* Advantage plans are bad or agents are dishonest, but I sure ran into my share of crooks. So glad to have all that behind me for now! (I'm sure I'll be getting a different Part D drug plan in the future, but those are "easy" to switch, I'm told.)
I see a lot of people with Medicare Advantage plans. They work great until you need them, then EVERYTHING has to be pre-authorized, resulting in a lot of time delays. I'm glad you got this done, too. It will be a few years before I have to deal with it, but it's a good reminder for me anyway.
Ticking along, doing a few little things here and there. I'm beginning to see an impact.
Not necessasarily true. My wife has been on Medicare Advantage plans for 17 years, and I have for 4 years. I dod NOT go through an agent or other third party. I went online to the Medicare.gov website an entered my zip code. This supplies a list of plans serving your area.I see a lot of people with Medicare Advantage plans. They work great until you need them, then EVERYTHING has to be pre-authorized, resulting in a lot of time delays. I'm glad you got this done, too. It will be a few years before I have to deal with it, but it's a good reminder for me anyway.
Ticking along, doing a few little things here and there. I'm beginning to see an impact.
In our case local hospitals and nursing homes decided to suddenly quit accepting Humana advantage plan. Hence driving couple counties away to find rehab for MIL. That was after hospital employee spent 3 days on phone seeking somewhere that would be covered.
I had a list of things to get done this afternoon but had a surprise visit from an old school chum. Nice visit and the list can wait until tomorrow. Although I do have some scriptures to read this evening if I'm going to keep up with the daily readings.
Magnesium supplements can help lower BP. You just have to be careful of taking too much as it can induce diarrhea if you take more than your system can tolerate. Most people have no problem with the recommended dosage on the bottle. I recommend the magnesium malate form.Happy New Year everyone!
Hubby and I have been under the weather for days. He had a check up Friday, but they only told him to treat with over the counter meds. I think his has progressed to a sinus infection. We may have to call his dr back tomorrow. We stayed home last night and I went to bed early but hubby couldn't sleep. He rang in the new year blowing his nose and coughing.
Hubby has been out Bush hogging during the warmest part of the days. He has it all finished now. The farm looks nice. We spent an hour or more looking for an old well in our lower pasture. It just had a flat stone over the casing. But it is covered up now. It has been over 30 years since I was shown it by a previous owner. We know the general area, but it's like looking for a needle in the hay field. We had were using straighten out clothes hangers to try to find it. We hit on several spots, but no well yet. We will keep trying.
I made corn meal from my home grown Bloody Butcher corn. It made really good corn bread. Even hubby liked it and he is picky. The red skins on the kernels made red specks in the meal so it looked different. I wonder about planting a yellow variety next year. What corn varieties make the best meal? My grinder is a Back to Basics mill I bought at a local auction. I didn't appear to have been used. It is a good little mill. I have a little wheat to try also.
I wanted to ask if anyone here knows of anything to lower blood pressure that is not a prescription. I would like to have something as back up if nothing else. I know loosing weight would help and I have lost some, but not enough.
My lantana I brought in for winter is blooming. It's a small thing, but gives me joy. I wish we would have gotten my green house up. But it still might happen during a warm day or 2.
Have a blessed week everyone
Neither can I or my son. I tend to put it in tea.I just can't do it in straight water or milk.
We love Hastings corn for making Cornmeal and grits. We use a corn sheller and an antique grinder for the meal and grits but I run the corn for meal after it has been cracked thru a Country mill manually operated.Happy New Year everyone!
Hubby and I have been under the weather for days. He had a check up Friday, but they only told him to treat with over the counter meds. I think his has progressed to a sinus infection. We may have to call his dr back tomorrow. We stayed home last night and I went to bed early but hubby couldn't sleep. He rang in the new year blowing his nose and coughing.
Hubby has been out Bush hogging during the warmest part of the days. He has it all finished now. The farm looks nice. We spent an hour or more looking for an old well in our lower pasture. It just had a flat stone over the casing. But it is covered up now. It has been over 30 years since I was shown it by a previous owner. We know the general area, but it's like looking for a needle in the hay field. We had were using straighten out clothes hangers to try to find it. We hit on several spots, but no well yet. We will keep trying.
I made corn meal from my home grown Bloody Butcher corn. It made really good corn bread. Even hubby liked it and he is picky. The red skins on the kernels made red specks in the meal so it looked different. I wonder about planting a yellow variety next year. What corn varieties make the best meal? My grinder is a Back to Basics mill I bought at a local auction. I didn't appear to have been used. It is a good little mill. I have a little wheat to try also.
I wanted to ask if anyone here knows of anything to lower blood pressure that is not a prescription. I would like to have something as back up if nothing else. I know loosing weight would help and I have lost some, but not enough.
My lantana I brought in for winter is blooming. It's a small thing, but gives me joy. I wish we would have gotten my green house up. But it still might happen during a warm day or 2.
Have a blessed week everyone
Dandelion tea reportedly works so well that the slang name for it in French is wet-the-bed. Pro-tip: Do not drink in the hours before bedtime.My blood pressure issues are partly due to fluid retention. Without my water pill, I retain a lot of fluid. I have tried a couple of natural things for excess fluid, but nothing works very well if at all. I am drinking corn silk tea some to see if that will help my kidneys. The dr says my kidney function isn't bad, but some reading are a little high. What are some natural fluid remedies? Thanks in advance.