Arkansas Medicare Resource Center

10/15/2026

🚨 Medicare Annual Enrollment starts TODAY! 🚨

I'm going to say this loud and clear… If there has EVER been a year you NEED to review your Medicare plan, THIS IS THE YEAR!

There are some BIG changes coming for 2027, and you do NOT want to find out in January that your plan isn't what you thought it was!

PLEASE don't just assume your current plan is still your best option! Take the time to have it reviewed. It could save you a lot of headaches and money!

October 15 – December 7

Call us at 501-458-9803!

Arkansas Medicare Resource Center
694 US-65
Greenbrier, AR 72058

Don't wait until the last minute! Let's make sure you're ready for 2027!

10/14/2026

📢 SSA has announced a 3.6% increase for 2027.

Now we're waiting to see what happens with the Medicare Part B premium! 👀

Yes, projections are floating around, but we won't be sharing numbers until CMS makes it OFFICIAL!

Beginning in 2027, monthly Social Security benefits and SSI payments for 76 million Americans will increase by 3.6%. Get the details on our blog: https://ow.ly/hIGr50ZXyrh

10/06/2026

CMS has announced a ONE-TIME $90 Medicare Part B Premium Rebate for certain Medicare beneficiaries in October 2026.

✅ WHO QUALIFIES? You must: • Be enrolled in Original Medicare Part B • Live in the United States

🚫 WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY? • Anyone enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan • Those receiving Medicaid assistance with their Medicare premium • Those paying IRMAA surcharge due to higher income

📅 WHEN WILL YOU GET IT? Most eligible beneficiaries should receive the $90 on or around October 8, 2026.

💵 HOW WILL YOU GET IT? • Most will receive a $90 direct deposit through Social Security • If you do not have direct deposit, you should receive a paper check from the U.S. Treasury later in October

This is a ONE-TIME $90 payment — not a monthly rebate and not a benefit from your Medicare plan.

❓Not sure if you qualify? Call 1-800-MEDICARE to check eligibility.
If you are eligible but want to check the status of your payment, CMS says to contact Social Security at 1-800-772-1213 beginning October 15.

10/05/2026

🚨 Your Medicare plan may be changing for 2027!

Benefits can change. Costs can change.
Some plans may even be going away.

📞 Call 501-458-9803 to schedule your Medicare review today.

Let’s make sure your coverage still works for you in 2027.

501-458-9803
694 US-65, Greenbrier, AR 72058

10/05/2026

Thank you for trusting in me, like my mama trusted that hairspray on school picture day.

09/12/2026

Less than one week away and over 60 vendors!

09/12/2026

I may not be an expert on flying a plane BUT...insurance and Medicare? Now we’re talking.

09/01/2026

🚨 BIG MEDICARE NETWORK UPDATE: CHI ST. VINCENT IS OUT OF NETWORK WITH ARKANSAS BLUE CROSS🚨

Effective September 1, CHI St. Vincent/CommonSpirit Health has left Arkansas Blue Cross networks, including Arkansas Blue Medicare Advantage plans. This could mean higher out-of-pocket costs or no coverage for non-emergency services at CHI St. Vincent for affected members.

- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (fully insured)
- Arkansas Blue Medicare
- BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas
- The Federal Employees Program (FEP)
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program
- Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program
- Health Advantage
- Octave Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- Skai Blue Cross Blue Shield

✅ IMPORTANT: This does NOT affect Arkansas Blue Cross Medi-Pak Medicare Supplement members.

If you have an Arkansas Blue Medicare Advantage plan and use CHI St. Vincent doctors or facilities, please give us a call. 501-458-9803 now.

📅 Schedule your AEP review appointment now so we can review your doctors, hospitals and coverage.

Back to all posts CHI St. Vincent/CommonSpirit Health opts out of Arkansas Blue Cross networks September 1, 2026 As of today (September 1, 2026), CHI St. Vincent (part of the CommonSpirit Health system) has officially withdrawn from all of the provider networks that serve Arkansas Blue Cross and Blu...

08/30/2026

Bittersweet saying goodbye to our very first office. So many memories, so much growth, and now it’s time for a new chapter.

Goodbye to where it started… hello to what’s next.

Easy to find on the highway between Springill and Greenbrier!
694 US- 65, Greenbrier, AR 72958

07/30/2026

Don’t panic over misleading headlines like this!

Medicare Part D is NOT ending in 2027. This post is clickbait and leaves out a very important word: subsidy.

What is ending is a temporary program called the Part D Premium Stabilization Demonstration. It provided extra federal money to companies offering stand-alone Part D plans to help prevent large premium increases while major changes to Medicare drug coverage were being implemented.

The program began in 2025 after Medicare capped annual out-of-pocket prescription costs and shifted more of the cost responsibility to insurance companies. CMS says the companies now have enough experience with the new rules to accurately price their plans, so the temporary assistance will end after 2026.

Here is what seniors need to know:

✅ Medicare Part D prescription coverage will still be available in 2027.
✅ This announcement is not saying that the Extra Help/Low-Income Subsidy program is ending.
✅ Some stand-alone Part D plans may have higher premiums in 2027.
✅ Final plan premiums and benefits have not been released yet—they are expected in September.
✅ Do not change your coverage based on a scary headline. Review your medications, pharmacy and plan options during Annual Enrollment, October 15–December 7.

Part D is not going away. The temporary subsidy paid to participating insurance companies is what is ending. Please share this so Medicare beneficiaries do not worry unnecessarily!

https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-part-d-2027-national-average-monthly-bid-amount-information