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.
Doctors, Lawmakers See Danger in Moving Medicare Toward Privatization
By Ginger SzalaCMS' plan for Medicare is raising red alerts in Congress and the medical community.
April 26, 2022
Medicare HSA Bill ReturnsH.R. 7435, introduced by Reps. Ami Bera and Jason Smith, would let Medicare enrollees contribute to health savings accounts.
April 21, 2022
Higher Interest Rates Help AnthemThe health insurer has about $10 billion in variable-rate notes and bonds in its portfolio.
April 21, 2022
8 New Social Security Bills in Congress NowLawmakers are pushing for action on the Social Security 2100 bill, but that's not the only one under consideration.
April 14, 2022
UnitedHealth Adds 800,000 Medicare Advantage EnrolleesThe insurer also posted Medicare supplement insurance and Medicare Part D drug plan numbers.
April 14, 2022
Young Retiree Market Grows 3.3%But new Census Bureau estimates show shrinkage in the near-retiree and 85-and-up markets.
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.