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A practical Medicare discussion on standardized supplements, ambulance costs, and coverage questions for rural retirees.
Medicare supplement coverage feels more immediate here because Tom Mellish, Executive Director for the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, is only a couple of years from Medicare and already looking at what it may not pay for.
A practical look at Medicare supplements, ambulance billing, and rural hospital access.
Medicare supplemental plans are treated here as a practical matter of bills, distance, and the choices retirees may not know they are making. Tom Mellish of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association speaks with Suti Narain of AMBA about federally standardized supplement plans,…
A clear life-stage look at insurance questions educators may face from family planning through retirement.
The episode frames insurance as something educators revisit across a working life, not a one-time checklist. Tom Mellish, executive director for the Indiana Retired Teachers Association, has Sudhir Narain of AMBA walk through coverage questions from early career into retirement,…
Mellish and Narain make retirement insurance planning clearest when the conversation turns to cancer coverage and recurrence benefits.
Insurance planning is given a life-course frame, beginning with a teacher who may be married or starting a family and moving toward retirement.
A grounded post-session look at the 13 check debate and the funding fight still ahead.
Indiana EdCast wraps this legislative-update run with a post-session conversation about the 13 check and the funding questions still in play. Tom Mellish of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association is joined by chief lobbyist Steve Beebe for a clear look at how the Senate…
Classroom craft through unexpected lenses.
Practical SEL for teenage pressure points.
Classroom craft, hard conversations, and teachers' own stories.
Practical STEAM routines for the elementary project-based classroom.
Suti Narain tells Tom Mellish that a Greencastle helicopter transfer left one retiree with a $38,000 bill after Medicare paid its share.
Tom Mellish of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association asks AMBA regional vice president Suti Narain how Medicare supplement plans work for retirees nearing eligibility.
Indiana Retired Teachers Association executive director Tom Mellish and AMBA regional vice president Sudhir Narain map insurance choices across a teacher's career, from early family coverage to retirement planning.
IRTA Indiana EdCAST #59, "Insurance Coverage Roadmap," pairs Tom Mellish of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association with Sudhir Narain of AMBA to map insurance choices from teaching years into retirement.
Indiana EdCast #58 follows Tom Mellish and chief lobbyist Steve Beebe through the final days of the Indiana session, where the 13th check was first yanked from Senate Appropriations and then restored.
The episode discusses education advocacy and legislative updates for Indiana educators, with a focus on lobbying efforts and current events.
The episode discusses education policy and legislative advocacy for retired teachers in Indiana, with a humorous opening about St.
An interview with author Shannon Anderson sharing writing tips for students, parents, and teachers.
An interview with author Shannon Anderson sharing writing tips for students, parents, and teachers to improve writing instruction.