The United States may still be the only industrialized nation without universal healthcare, but we do have a pay-as-you-go system in Medicare. Although Medicare currently provides some level of health ...

The only way to avoid Medicare premium penalties is to enroll in a timely manner. Medicare charges a penalty for Part B and Part D enrollees, and some Part A enrollees, if they have a significant gap ...

(THE CONVERSATION) The 67 million Americans eligible for Medicare make an important decision every fall: Should they make changes in their Medicare health insurance plans for the next ... multiple ...

I'm struggling to decide if I should move from my Supplement to an Advantage Plan which many of my friends have. My Supplement premium is going up again, $40 in July, and will be over $250 per month.

Health care in retirement isn’t cheap. A semi-private room in a nursing home, on average, costs $9,277 per month, while a private room is $10,646 a month, according to Genworth’s 2024 Cost of Care ...

When I turned 65, I continued to work with excellent company benefits. I delayed enrolling in Part B for 5 years, after I ...

Medicare and Medicaid have both been making the rounds in the news and on social media during the budget discussions in the House of Representatives. The House has now passed the budget by a vote of ...

Plan smarter for retirement. Explore Medicare choices, long-term care insurance and effective tax reduction techniques.

Here, we examine some of the most common misconceptions associated with Medicare and separate facts from fiction.

There are 40 companies currently offering Medicare supplement policies in Iowa. The majority of companies are offering at least plans A, F, G, and N. But all 10 Medicare supplement plans — as ...

Medicare supplement insurance, also called Medigap, is a form of insurance that helps cover gaps in Original Medicare (parts A and B). Residents of Maine can choose from a range of Medicare ...