About Philip @PhilMoeller
Phil Moeller is the author of “Get What’s Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs” and the co-author of the updated edition of The New York Times bestseller “How to Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security,” with Making Sen$e’s Paul Solman and Larry Kotlikoff. On Twitter @PhilMoeller or via e-mail: medicarephil@gmail.com.
Philip’s Recent Stories
Making Sen$e Nov 14
The good, the bad and the ugly of picking Medicare Advantage plansDuring open enrollment, beneficiaries should consider all the pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
Making Sen$e Oct 31
Opinion: Vote like Social Security and Medicare are at stakeProposed fixes to Social Security and the effects the tax cuts could have on Medicare and Medcaid are issues voters should consider when heading to the polls, writes Philip Moeller.
Making Sen$e Oct 24
Why comparing drug prices is key during Medicare open enrollmentBeyond premiums, Medicare recipients should also consider the specific prices they will pay for prescriptions when evaluating plans during open enrollment.
Making Sen$e Oct 17
Medicare open enrollment has begun. Here’s how to navigate your optionsThe 43 million people who use private Medicare Advantage plans will likely need to use the online Plan Finder tool to evaluate plans during in the 2019 enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 7.
Making Sen$e Oct 10
Working after 65? What you need to know about employer insurance and MedicareIt is illegal for big employers to try to get you on Medicare by sweetening the deal, but you might consider signing up for Medicare for your own financial benefit.
Making Sen$e Oct 03
Why you should consider switching your Medicare coverage during open enrollmentMedicare's open enrollment period could be especially complicated this year, in part because if you have a Medicare Advantage plan, you also will have the entire first quarter of next year to change your plan.
Making Sen$e Sep 26
Threats to Medicare, Social Security in the spotlight ahead of midterm electionsAdvocacy groups are making a push to inform voters about what they see as risks to Medicare and Social Security ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Making Sen$e Sep 19
Report: 4 out of 5 Americans have less than a year’s income saved for retirementA report released this week by the National Institute on Retirement Security found four out of five working Americans have less than one year's income saved for retirement.
Economy Sep 12
What to do if you have been wrongly charged for MedicareSocial Security is a huge bureaucracy, and people often feel like bugs trapped in flypaper. But there are some steps you can take.
Making Sen$e Sep 05
The Social Security myths you should know before the midtermsClaiming that Social Security adds to the federal deficit or that Washington somehow has squandered Social Security funds has long been part of the political rhetoric about the program.
