The Annual Medicare Open Enrollment period began October 15 and ends December 7. If you have Medicare, you are likely to see endless ads and receive lots of mail from an assortment of insurers...
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You might be eligible for a Medicare Savings Program
If your income is low, you might be able to get help paying your Medicare premiums and copays through a Medicare Savings Program. Millions of older adults and people with disabilities are enrolled in...
Are your drugs too expensive? Not in France or Italy
President Trump has said repeatedly that Americans should not be paying more for our drugs than people in other wealthy counries, but he has yet to do anything about that. However, as David Maris...
UnitedHealth and other big insurers cut their physician networks...
If you are enrolled in a UnitedHealth Group Medicare Advantage plan, you are likely to see the number of in-network providers drop dramatically next year, reports Luke Sullivan for HEALTH CARE...
Calls to Social Security are going unanswered
Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Natanson report for The Washington Post that millions of people are finding it impossible to speak to someone at Social Security over the phone. The estimated hold time can...
John Oliver explains Medicare and the dangers of Medicare...
John Oliver explains Medicare basics and the risks of enrolling in a Medicare Advanage plan, which corporate health insurers administer, and the advantage of traditional Medicare, which the...
How to reduce your risk of falling
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than one in four people over 65 fall each year, and around three million end up in the emergency room or as a hospital...
2026: Medicare Part D prescription drug costs and benefits
It’s the Medicare Annual Open Enrollment Period. People with Medicare are either in traditional Medicare and picking a standalone Medicare Part D prescription drug plan or choosing a Medicare...
2026: Big changes in Medicare Advantage
Anna Wilde Matthews reports for the Wall Street Journal on some of the big changes to Medicare Advantage in 2026. Overall, people in Medicare Advantage will pay more, have fewer benefits, and less...
Older workers likely to face severe cuts to Social Security...
A Trump administration proposed rule, currently in the works, could reduce the proportion of people who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) by as much as 20 percent, reports the...