Economy Oct 26 Column: Questionable Social Security and Medicare policies put seniors in a bind Social Security announced last week that its annual cost of living adjustment would be a paltry three-tenths of 1 percent in 2017. This small increase is not only unfair to Social Security recipients, but will also trigger an absolute mess…
Economy Oct 19 Are you ready to navigate the overwhelming choices of Medicare? You need to learn enough to buy the right policies and then, of equal if not greater importance, how to best use them to get the best medical care you can at the lowest price. Do not expect Medicare or…
Economy Oct 18 Average senior’s Social Security check to increase a measly $4 in 2017 Social Security’s annual cost of living adjustment, or COLA, will be only 0.3 percent in 2017.
Economy Oct 12 Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment? Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During this period, Medicare beneficiaries are free to select new plans.
Economy Oct 05 Signing up for Medicare? Read this cautionary tale first Let this story be your cautionary guide for Medicare's more practical roadblocks.
Economy Sep 28 How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact? By design, state health exchanges and Medicare are not supposed to work together.
Economy Sep 22 I keep falling. Will Medicare cover a home health aide? Medicare usually only covers things that are deemed medically necessary by your doctor or another health care professional. But what's considered "medically necessary"?…
Economy Sep 14 Last year’s COLA headache is likely to return this fall The wheels started falling off this wagon last year, because there was no consumer price inflation and thus a zero COLA for 2016. Medicare expenses and premiums continued to rise, however.
Economy Sep 07 I didn’t want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it? Social Security administers many aspects of Medicare including the enrollment process and handling the deduction of Part B premiums from monthly Social Security payments.
Economy Sep 01 Medicare won’t cover a procedure I need. Can I get private insurance? If Medicare won't cover a procedure you need, what are your options?…