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.
UnitedHealth Adds 800,000 Medicare Advantage Enrollees
By Allison BellThe insurer also posted Medicare supplement insurance and Medicare Part D drug plan numbers.
April 05, 2022
Early Death Cuts Smokers' Lifetime Medicare Claims: ResearchersThe analysis could give income planners ideas about how to predict some of clients' other post-retirement costs.
April 05, 2022
Medicare Keeps Bad Marketer Penalty Out of 2023 RulesInsurer groups expect the rules to create a good environment for 2023 Medicare plans.
April 01, 2022
House Passes Insulin Cost-Sharing BillH.R. 6833, the Affordable Insulin Now bill, would cap an insured patient's copay at $35 per month.
March 31, 2022
9 U.S. Health Spending Projections We All Should KnowThese numbers are shaping the economy, both for retirees and for everyone else.
March 23, 2022
Centene Names Venture Capital Veteran CEOMichael Neidorff will continue to be the chairman but pass the CEO title on to Sarah London.
March 23, 2022
5 Ways to Lower RMDs, Help Clients Reduce Medicare SurchargesStrategies to trim required minimum distributions can lessen the impact of income-related monthly adjustment amounts, or IRMAAs.
March 21, 2022
When Medicare Enrollees Return to Work: A Medicare Customer Q&AMany people move in and out of the labor market after age 65.