“What do you mean my plan is leaving me?” AARP MedicareComplete Plan 1 (HMO) will not be offered in 2016 in Campbell, Hawkins, McMinn, and Roane County. If this is your current plan, you will likely be receiving a letter of notice within the month of October. Although the letter simply states what is happening …
Do you know someone that could use some help understanding his or her Medicare options? Have you met with one of our SFG Benefit Specialists and had a great experience? Well, now is the time to refer a friend or family member! Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period is coming up October 15th through December 7th. This …
Power of the Purse SFG had so much fun sponsoring and attending the Power of the Purse Auction/Luncheon benefiting CAC Mobile Meals this afternoon at the Rothchild Conference Center! Special shout out to the National Contracting Center staff for putting so much effort into making this extremely successful event happen. Every dollar that was …
Got Questions? Are you turning 65 soon? Confused about your Medicare options? One of the things Senior Financial Group aims to do is help our senior community feel more prepared and aware when it comes to their Medicare needs. SFG partners with Summit Medical Group to offer a series of free, educational Medicare seminars. These …
Happy Birthday Medicare! What better way for Medicare to celebrate its 50th birthday than with the largest population, the “baby boomers” becoming eligible for Medicare? On July 30, 1965, President Johnson signed legislation to establish Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for low-income adults, children, pregnant women, and people with disabilities. Before President Johnson signed …
Walk to End Alzheimer’s It is time to put on your walking shoes and walk to end Alzheimer’s. This year Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be on Saturday 26, 2015 at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville Campus. Every year the Alzheimer’s Association puts on a walk to raise funds for further care, support, and research …
O’Connor Senior Center Golf Tournament It is that time of year again! O’Connor Senior Center Golf Tournament. Every year O’Connor Senior Center puts on a golf tournament to raise funds for their center. The O’Connor Senior Center, located in Caswell Park, is an activity center that provides a place where seniors can not only add …
Aetna Buys Humana Friday, July 3rd, the latest major merger (and the largest-ever deal in the health insurance industry) in the increasingly frantic health care marketplace took place. Aetna bought Humana for $37 billion in cash and stock, $230 per share. This merger will reduce the number of big U.S. health insurers from five to …
Medicare Fun Facts Medicare can be fun! Check out some fun facts about Medicare. Did You Know… When Medicare began in the 1960s, people paid about 19% of their income for their care. That share was reduced at one point but it has risen steadily since then because health care costs have skyrocketed and the …
We’ve Joined The One Call Club! What’s the One Call Club? For those of you who may not know, the One Call Club is a program through the Office on Aging that provides the seniors of Knoxville with a one-call referral service. Sometimes it can be difficult and time-consuming to research different services on your own, …