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.
8 New Social Security Bills in Congress Now
By Melanie WaddellLawmakers are pushing for action on the Social Security 2100 bill, but that's not the only one under consideration.
April 08, 2022
Longtime Centene CEO Dies at 79Michael Neidorff turned a regional health insurer into the 57th-highest-revenue company in the world.
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.