The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Your Coverage Options
Why enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan?
Millions of people with Medicare choose a Medicare Advantage plan, a commercial health plan that...
2018 Medicare Open Enrollment
Medicare Open Enrollment began on October 15 and runs through December 7. If you are enrolled in a...
Social Security benefits will rise 2.8 percent in 2019, but...
As a result of inflation, people on fixed incomes find that their incomes decline in value over...
What’s the Medicare premium in 2019?
The 2019 standard monthly Medicare Part B premium, which covers physician services and other...
Don’t rely on Medicare Advantage plans to cover care from...
There is not a lot of good information available to help you choose a doctor, whether the doctor is...
Commercial health insurance fails to protect people from...
People not yet eligible for Medicare are generally expected to “pick the commercial health...
For-profit nursing homes more likely to deny residents hospice...
A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Directors Association finds that...
Two things to do if you or someone you know needs a wheelchair...
Wheelchairs can cost a crazy amount of money, anywhere from $500 to $6000. Fortunately, Medicare...
Medicaid coverage of home and community-based care
If you would like to remain in your home as long as possible–sometimes called “aging in...