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 Advantage Enrollment Is Booming: Anthem
By Allison BellThe company says flu has been bad but is not giving details.
January 23, 2020
Social Security, Medicare 'Easiest' to Cut, Trump SaysDuring an interview with CNBC at the World Economic Forum, Trump indicated that entitlement cuts may come later this year.
January 16, 2020
UnitedHealth Execs Happy With 2020 Medicare Advantage NumbersThe company's executives also talked about the flu.
January 15, 2020
The Importance of 3 Sources of Retirement Income: StudyOnly 7% of retirees benefit from the ideal 'three-legged stool,' the National Institute on Retirement Security reports.
January 06, 2020
7 Retirement Challenges Women Face That Men Don'tThey make less and live longer — but the deck is stacked even further against them.
January 02, 2020
The New MACRA Medigap Deductible Rules Are HereConsumers will have to pay the $198 Medicare Part B deductible themselves — except that many won't.
December 31, 2019
Don't Forget: Your Clients' Social Security Benefits Are TaxedMany recipients are subject to taxation of their benefits because they were never indexed to inflation.
December 16, 2019
Congress Could Hit Medigap With Bursts of High-Cost EnrolleesThe big House drug cost bill aims to improve supplemental insurance access for people with severe kidney disease.