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Medicare
Open Enrollment:
October 15 to December 7, 2011 |
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Call us today to find out how we can help you with your healthcare cost issues.
Toll-free 1-866-696-6543
Take GOODCARE,
Dr. Katy Votava
President
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Healthy Choices
Dr. Katy was recently interviewed by Bob Veres for the financial planning industry publication InsideInfo. The topic was how helping clients make good decisions about their health insurance and Medicare coverage can lead to substantial savings and improved quality of life. The article covered the import areas of income tax planning being more valuable now that Medicare Plan B and D are means-tested as well as mapping clients current health issues to Medicare coverage can save thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket expenses.
To Read the Article
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Dr. Katy on the Road:
Upcoming Events in NYC and San Diego
If you are in New York City on Tuesday 9/13/2011, Dr. Katy will be a panelist at the upcoming MarketWatch live event:
How to Deal with Retirement's Biggest Risks. The panel, including experts Joseph F. Coughlin, Director, MIT AgeLab; Rick Miller, CFP, Sensible Financial Planning and moderator Robert Powell, MarketWatch Senior Columnist. The discussion focus will be the risks folks face in retirement and what are the best ways to protect your lifestyle and your investments.
The experts will talk about how to protect and grow your retirement savings, how to cope with long-term health-care costs, how to live the retirement lifestyle you seek and provide a road map that can help you manage those risks. Dr. Katy will focus on how to avoid the risk of under planning for your healthcare in retirement. This invitation is extended, on a complementary basis, to Dr. Katy's subscribers. Hope to see you there!
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FPA EXPERIENCE 2011-
San Diego, CA
Dr. Katy will be a featured speaker at the Financial Planning Association Experience 2011 annual meeting in San Diego, CA on Saturday 9/17/2011. You won't want to miss her session What's the Damage? The Impact of Medicare on Retirement Planning. Dr. Katy has up to the minute information about the influence of Medicare on retirement planning and the Medicare Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) "cliff brackets" that are significantly affecting Medicare premiums, retirement planning and retirement budgets. She will show you how to minimize the impact of those MAGI cliff brackets as well as new features in Medicare such as Medical Savings Accounts. This presentation is open to members of the financial planning community. The good news is it's not too late to sign up for the session and get the discounted rate for the meeting. |
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Get on Board! The Partnership for Patients
The Partnership for Patients is a new public-private partnership that will help improve the quality, safety and affordability of health care for all Americans. The goals are to reduce two major national health problems by:
- keeping patients from getting injured or sicker in the health care system
- helping patients heal without complications by improving transitions from acute-care hospitals to other care settings
Many types of people across the health care market are involved, including patients and their advocates, nurses, physicians, hospitals, health plans, employers, unions, as well as Federal and State governments. These combined efforts can save thousands of lives, stop millions of injuries and take important steps toward more dependable and affordable health care.
GOODCARE has joined the partnership and supports the efforts. Because, after all, we all want GOODCARE for our families and ourselves! Hope you are interested. Just click on the icon to find out how to get involved.
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