Articles On:medicare plans

September 9, 2025

Why is My First Medicare Bill So High?

A higher-than-expected first Medicare bill can be a surprise for many people. This often happens ...

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A woman surprised after getting a high Medicare bill in the mail
October 20, 2023

Selecting the Right Medicare Plan

Dr. Lily Pham, Regional Vice President of Health Services in Virginia, Humana, offers “A Prescription ...

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woman on a laptop at home, by Fizkes. Article in finding the right Medicare plan
November 2, 2022

Enrolling in Medicare Made Simple

One of the biggest mistakes people make when enrolling in Medicare is assuming it will pay ...

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September 7, 2022

Who Can Defer Medicare?

Catherine Siskos of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance answers a reader who wants to defer Medicare. She ...

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senior couple planning finances, looking at laptop screen. Photo by Monkey Business Images, Dreamstime. A reader wants to defer Medicare. An expert looks at filing for Part A and Part B, the six-month lookback policy, tax penalty, and more.
October 13, 2021

When is Medicare open enrollment?

from Kiplinger’s Consumer News Service The finance experts at Kiplinger’s answer a question that can ...

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June 24, 2019

The Caregiver’s Guide to Medicare

Providing care for a loved one can be challenging. It takes a great deal of ...

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