Anthem Blue Cross was planning on charging customers who paid their bills by credit card a “convenience fee”. After this plan was announced, there have been questions about whether or not it is legal for Anthem to charge this kind of fee. A columnist for the L.A. Times named David Lazarus wrote a recent article that pointed out something that Anthem Blue Cross had started doing. It was charging customers a fee when for paying their monthly bills via an automatic credit card payment. This seems odd, because most businesses prefer customers to pay their bills that way. It helps … Continue reading →

Did you get a postcard from Medicare? Although it may look as though this postcard really did come from the government run Medicare insurance program, you need to be aware that it is not what it seems to be. Instead, these postcards are from private insurance companies who are trying to trick consumers into contacting them. Medicare is a government run health insurance program that is for American citizens who are age 65 or older. People who have certain disabilities, or who have End State Renal Disease may also be eligible for the Medicare program. There are four parts to … Continue reading →