by Joe Bachmeier | Jul 30, 2018 | Life Insurance
Table of contents Planning Retirement - Why It's So Critical The Advantage of Working with a Broker Final Expense Insurance Term Life Insurance Take some time to read through this comprehensive guide and you will understand the best reasons to purchase life insurance...
by Joe Bachmeier | Jul 11, 2018 | Medicare, Medicare Enrollment
Is my oxygen covered? What about wheelchairs? What if I need chemotherapy? Is any of this stuff covered by Medicare? As an agent you would think you’ve seen or heard it all, but someone every so often will still throw a curveball at you regarding their chronic...
by Greg Gudis | Mar 31, 2018 | News & Announcements
BGA Insurance Group celebrated 10 years of providing excellence in senior healthcare, Medicare, and retirement planning. We gathered the troops at the Fairmount Water Works to have a grand old...
by Joe Bachmeier | Mar 16, 2018 | News & Announcements
That’s the big headline everyone is seeing over the past week. I’m addressing it because it makes people nervous, but that is the world we’re living in. Come on, you should be used to this by now, bigger companies buying up smaller companies! We are a capitalist...
by Joe Bachmeier | Mar 5, 2018 | Human Resources, Medicare
Hello to all the HR personnel out there who carry the burden of trying to relay Medicare advice to your retirees. Guess what? If you have an open mind that burden can be lifted and as a free service no less. That’s what BGA Insurance Group is all about; providing free...
by Joe Bachmeier | Feb 14, 2018 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medigap, News & Announcements
It has finally been announced, Mutual of Omaha will offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2019. Since the inception of Medicare back in 1966 Mutual of Omaha has been the #2 largest Medicare supplement (Medigap) provider to Medicare recipients. Since that time Mutual of...
by Joe Bachmeier | Jan 29, 2018 | Medicaid, News & Announcements
What is Medicaid? I bring this subject up because a lot of folks out there are confused, mostly Medicare recipients who often think Medicare is Medicaid. Medicare and Medicaid are two different government-run programs that were both created in 1965 so people who reach...
by Joe Bachmeier | Jan 13, 2018 | Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Enrollment
It’s January 13th, are the Christmas lights still dangling outside your house blowing in the frosty wind? Have you taken down your tree or just left it up because it just looks pretty, or you refuse to let your favorite holiday pass. Or maybe it’s still up because you...
by Joe Bachmeier | Nov 29, 2017 | Medicare Enrollment, News & Announcements
Even though we are knee deep in the 2017 AEP I thought I would take a quick moment to update all our Medicare recipients. Finally, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that the Part B 2019 Premium for Medicare will remain at $134 a month....
by Joe Bachmeier | Nov 14, 2017 | Medicare, Medicare Enrollment
It is the middle of November 2017 and we are already halfway through the Annual Enrollment Period and there still seems to be a lot confusion relating to Medicare Part B. Some folks have no idea what they’ll be paying, some don’t know when they should start it, some...
