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's Chief Actuary Grades a Proposal to Hike Taxes on the Wealthy
By Allison BellA bill expandiing the Net Investment Income Tax could keep Medicare solvent for 75 years, Paul Spitalnic predicts.
September 21, 2023
Medicare Can Cover a Lot More Home Care: Witness to Senate PanelMedicare advocate Judith Stein said the idea that home care coverage is a short-term benefit is wrong.
September 19, 2023
12 New Medicare Bills to Watch This FallIdeas with bipartisan support include increasing coverage of obesity drugs and acupuncture.
September 18, 2023
Financial Advisor Use by Blacks, Hispanics Rebounds: Allianz LifeDiverse populations differ in the topics they would most like advisors to address, a survey found.
September 12, 2023
Health Insurer Group Names an Interim CEOJulie Simon Miller, a Senate veteran, will lead AHIP into the fall budget bill wars.
September 05, 2023
Medicare Drug Plan Shopping Pays: Agent SurveyMembers of a Medicare plan group see some clients saving more than $200 per year.
August 29, 2023
As Medicare Premiums Whipsaw, Focus on the Big PictureClients face some health care expenses that get plenty of attention, along with some that don't.
August 29, 2023
Medicare Lists First 10 Drug Price Negotiation TargetsHow all clients' prescription benefits work could get more complicated.