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Understanding Medi-Care
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Attention Medicare Beneficiaries!
Get Ready for the 2012 Medicare Part D Drug
and Medicare Advantage Plans New Fall Open
Enrollment dates which are October 15 to December
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During this Fall Open Enrollment, people with
Medicare have the right to change their Medicare
health and drug coverage options without restrictions.
Their changes will take effect on January 1,
2012.
You should review all your coverage options
even if you are happy with your current coverage,
because plans change their costs and
benefits every year.
Medicare Supplements (often called Medigap) only change premiums not coverage.
You should receive the changes from your Drug plans and Medicare Advantage Plans by October 1.
My Medicare 2012 Newsletter will have all the changes regarding Medicare, Part D, Advantage and Supplemental
Plans as well a explanations about all of the types of plans and other miscellaneous helpful information.
Go to my web site www.patsmedicalinsurancecounseling.com or call me at 916-408-0411 for me to
send you a copy or just call with questions.
How You Can Help
Remembering Loved Ones & Fighting ALS - Using the Right Words
If providing compassionate care to people living with ALS, funding research for treatments and a cure and advancing
public policy are important to you, we invite you to consider a bequest through your will or living trust to The ALS Association
Blueprint Chapter. Below is language you can take to your financial advisor for including our Chapter in your will
or living trust:
General bequest.
This is an outright bequest and is usually a gift of a stated sum of money.
Sample language: I give $25,000 to The ALS Association , Greater Sacramento Chapter, Sacramento, CA for its general
purposes.
Percentage of remainder.
This bequest gives a percentage of what is left of your estate after taking care of loved ones.
Sample language: I give The ALS Association, Greater Sacramento Chapter, Sacramento, CA __ percent of the rest,
residue and remainder of my estate, for its general purposes.
Contingent bequest.
You can arrange your bequest so that it is made on the condition that a certain event must occur before distribution to
our Chapter.
Sample language: I give $20,000 to my daughter Shelly, provided she survives me; otherwise, I give it to The ALS Association,
Greater Sacramento Chapter, Sacramento, CA for its general purposes.
One of the reasons bequests are so popular is that you can change your beneficiaries at any time. No matter which type
of bequest you choose, your generosity will leave a lasting legacy on people living with ALS and those who love them.
Please feel free to Amy Sugimoto at (916) 979-9265 if you have any questions.