• Average senior's Social Security check to increase a measly $4 in 2017

    Average senior's Social Security check to increase a measly $4 in 2017

    Oct 18, 2016 04:00 PM EST

    Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Phil is the author of the new book, “Get What’s Yours for Medicare," and co-author of “Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to ...

  • Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment?

    Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment?

    Oct 12, 2016 10:49 PM EST

    Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Send your questions to Phil. Check out his Recommended Reading section with links to notable stories and reports at the end of today’s post. Medicare ...

  • Signing up for Medicare? Read this cautionary tale first

    Signing up for Medicare? Read this cautionary tale first

    Oct 05, 2016 06:23 PM EST

    Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Today’s column is an excerpt from Phil’s new book, “Get What’s Yours from Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Expenses,” published Oct. 3 ...

  • How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact?

    How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact?

    Sep 28, 2016 09:21 PM EST

    Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Send your questions to Phil. Check out his new Recommended Reading section with links to notable stories and reports at the end of today’s post ...

  • I keep falling. Will Medicare cover a home health aide?

    I keep falling. Will Medicare cover a home health aide?

    Sep 22, 2016 03:05 PM EST

    Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need in “Ask Phil.” Send your questions to Phil. Alanna: My mother is beginning to have terrible knee pain. She fell twice in the house already, and she cannot stand ...

  • Last year's COLA headache is likely to return this fall

    Last year's COLA headache is likely to return this fall

    Sep 14, 2016 07:59 PM EST

    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.

  • I didn't want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it?

    I didn't want Medicare Part B. Why did Social Security enroll me in it?

    Sep 07, 2016 10:57 PM EST

    Social Security administers many aspects of Medicare including the enrollment process and handling the deduction of Part B premiums from monthly Social Security payments.

  • Medicare won't cover a procedure I need. Can I get private insurance?

    Medicare won't cover a procedure I need. Can I get private insurance?

    Sep 01, 2016 02:55 PM EST

    If Medicare won't cover a procedure you need, what are your options?

  • Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?

    Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?

    Aug 24, 2016 06:18 PM EST

    We already are seeing a sustained deferral of marriage and childbearing decisions until later ages. If you knew you were going to live to 100, how would it affect the way you live your life?

  • Why doesn’t Medicare cover more for physical therapy?

    Why doesn’t Medicare cover more for physical therapy?

    Aug 17, 2016 11:04 PM EST

    Is it not more fiscally responsible to spend a few thousand dollars on physical therapy now rather than spend tens of thousands of dollars later?