3 Medicare Changes for 2025 Question: Beyond any changes in Part B premiums, are there other Medicare changes for 2025? Answer: Yes, we can expect ... [Read More] 10/3/2024 | By Donna LeValley
Free Assistance for Medicare Beneficiaries Connie Blum, a volunteer counselor with the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) in Dayton, Ohio, discusses the ins and ... [Read More] 9/26/2024 | By Emma Patch
Medicare Advantage Options Are Shrinking Medicare Advantage options are shrinking as the pool of insurers dwindles, explains Donna LeValley of Kiplinger’s Consumer News Service. “Don’t ... [Read More] 9/20/2024 | By Donna LeValley
Medicare Updates and Private Insurance Some private health plans will be affected by Medicare updates and improvements to its prescription drug coverage that go into ... [Read More] 9/5/2024 | By Kathryn Pomroy
Get the Benefits You’re Entitled To Are you getting the government benefits you’re entitled to? Millions of older Americans aren’t. Seniors Guide writer Kari Smith looks ... [Read More] 8/28/2024 | By Kari Smith
What to Know About New Medicare Prescription Costs There’s good news on Medicare prescription costs. The federal government announced on Aug. 15, 2024, that it had negotiated down ... [Read More] 8/16/2024 | By Annie Tobey
Amazon Pharmacy and Medicare For the many people who take recurring medications but find collecting them from the drugstore at best a chore and ... [Read More] 8/13/2024 | By Kiplinger Editors
Strategies for Couples Claiming Social Security Married couples have an advantage when it comes to claiming Social Security: greater flexibility to time their benefits to maximize ... [Read More] 4/25/2024 | By Sandra Block
Preexisting Conditions and Medigap You might know that preexisting conditions can’t keep you from getting health insurance – but the rules are different for ... [Read More] 4/18/2024 | By Kimberly Lankford
When to Start Social Security Waiting until age 70 to file for Social Security retirement benefits is one of the most effective ways to reduce ... [Read More] 4/11/2024 | By Sandra Block