Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
Kamala Harris Proposes Medicare Home Care Benefit
By Allison BellShe hopes to use prescription benefit savings and international tax changes to pay for the services.
September 27, 2024
Please Help Us With the Medicare Plan Mess, State Regulators Ask CMSEnrollees are getting plan change notices and flooding state officials with questions.
September 25, 2024
Two-Thirds of Americans Worry About Medicare's SolvencyThey want meaningful reforms of the federal government's health insurance program, Nationwide Retirement Institute research found.
September 16, 2024
SelectQuote Sees Drop in Medicare Plan Sales Due to Payment DelayThe agency will enter the annual enrollment period with fewer new agents than it wanted.
September 05, 2024
Best & Worst Medicare Advantage Plans in 5 States: J.D. Power, 2024Enrollees' satisfaction with their plans held tight this year, but big changes are expected for 2025.
September 03, 2024
NAIFA to Lobby Against Medicare Plan Commission CutsThe advisor group's CEO says comp decisions will hurt beneficiaries' access to assistance.
August 30, 2024
Medicare Part D Changes Raise Questions for Working ClientsFor some, sticking with employer coverage only past age 65 could lead to lifetime penalties.
August 29, 2024
Medicare Agents Face Signs of GloomCVS Health's Aetna unit pruned its drug plans. WellCare says it will stop paying drug plan commissions. What's next?