Most people get Medicare just before they turn 65 (though people with disabilities get Medicare...
Your Coverage Options
Your Medigap options in 2020
As of 2020, if you are enrolled in traditional Medicare and need to buy Medicare supplemental...
Medicare Part D drug coverage in 2020
Whether you are enrolled in traditional Medicare or a Medicare Advantage plan, you can get...
Social Security benefits are relatively small
As often as they can, Republicans in Congress argue to “reform” Social Security...
Medicare covers physical, speech and occupational therapy
Whether it’s because of an illness or an injury, or simply to improve balance, at some point in...
Medicare for all would save $600 billion a year in...
A new paper by Steffie Woolhandler et al. in the Annals of Medicine exposes our health care...
Should you be screened for prostate cancer?
Prostate cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer death in the US. It is also the most common...
Free local resources to help older adults
If you’re looking for free local resources to help older adults, your local Area Agency on Aging...
To save money on your care, consider using a free health clinic
Because health insurance no longer covers large portions of people’s health care costs...
Programs that lower your costs if you have Medicare
Medicare only covers about half of a typical person’s health care costs. So, even with...