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.
Medicare and the New Year: A Medicare Customer Question
By Bethany CissellA law enacted two years ago is starting to bear fruit.
December 15, 2022
15 Key Life, Health and Annuity Regulatory Stories of 2022, So FarUp till now, 2022 has been more a year of fixes than of masterpieces.
December 08, 2022
How Medicare Is Changing in 2023Here's a cheat sheet for how part of your older clients' world will work in 2023.
December 07, 2022
IRS Highlights Shrinking Tax Credits, Third-Party Payment Changes for 2023Taxpayers who took certain credits in 2021 could get much smaller refunds in 2022, the IRS says.
December 05, 2022
Congress Might Push a 2,500-Page Bill Out SoonThe health policy experts' experts say a group of about 15 to 25 senators is keeping things going.
December 02, 2022
Senators Attack Retail Medicare Agent Call Recording RequirementS. 5149 would exclude "independent agents and brokers" from the requirements starting Jan. 1, 2023.
December 01, 2022
Humana Reports Stronger-Than-Expected Medicare Plan SalesThe enrollment period for 2023 Medicare Advantage plans ends Tuesday. Search traffic is strong.
December 01, 2022
5 Hot Medicare Bill Topics for 2023People like Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will determine what can pass.