Heather Heppner

Hi blog readers - it's Heather back with your weekly health care post. Last week I talked about March 31st as the deadline for signing up for health insurance through the Marketplace. However, there are some special circumstances that would allow you to enroll after March 31st. This week, I'm taking a look at those special circumstances.

Hi blog readers - it's Heather back with your health care post for the week. With the March 31st health insurance deadline approaching, I thought I would take this opportunity to do a wrap up of some of the health care law information we have shared over the last few months.

Hi blog readers! It's Heather Heppner back with your weekly health care post. This week I'm focusing on some recent research that helps answer a very important question....Does Medicare Part D really work?

Hi blog readers! It's Heather back with your weekly health care blog post. This week, I thought I would hitch my blog wagon to the media buzz surrounding actor Seth Rogen's testimony before a U.S. Senate committee.

Hi blog readers! It's Heather Heppner, back with your weekly health care post. Now that we're five months into the roll-out of the new health insurance marketplaces, I thought we would take a look at how the costs are shaking out.

Hi blog readers! It's Heather with the AARP Illinois Communications Team back with your weekly health care blog post.

Hi blog readers! It's Heather Heppner with the AARP Illinois Communications Team back with your weekly health care post. This week we're covering a topic that's critically important to all you Medicare beneficiaries.....Observation Status. So what is it and why is it important?

Hi blog readers! It's Heather Heppner with the AARP Illinois Communications Team back with your Tuesday health care post. This week we're focusing on Medicare fraud - and that important piece of mail you receive every quarter as a Medicare beneficiary that serves as your best ally in the fight against Medicare fraud.