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Free Medicare Benefits May Not Really Be Free
By Melinda CaughillMedicare Advantage plans are fishing for your clients. Watch for hidden hooks.
September 28, 2023
Senate Republican Calls for Tightening Net Investment Income Tax RulesRick Scott used the issue to take a swipe at the Biden family's income taxes.
September 27, 2023
The Math on Retirement Health Care Costs Is Scarier Than It LooksAn apparent flattening of costs incurred by Medicare doesn't necessarily translate to individuals, Ron Mastrogiovanni says.
September 27, 2023
Medicare Basics in a Nutshell: A Medicare QuestionThe annual enrollment period starts Oct. 15.
September 24, 2023
Medicare's Chief Actuary Grades a Proposal to Hike Taxes on the WealthyA bill expandiing the Net Investment Income Tax could keep Medicare solvent for 75 years, Paul Spitalnic predicts.
September 22, 2023
7 Social Security and Medicare Quirks That Trip Up AdvisorsThe two programs can interact in surprising ways, retirement consultant Marcia Mantell says.
September 21, 2023
Many High-Income Medicare Enrollees Struggle, Too: SurveyAbout 20% reported having cost-related problems with access to care.
September 21, 2023
Medicare Can Cover a Lot More Home Care: Witness to Senate PanelMedicare advocate Judith Stein said the idea that home care coverage is a short-term benefit is wrong.