May 04 Can employers make you rely on Medicare and drop their insurance? By Philip Moeller Is it legal for employers to pressure their employees to drop workplace health insurance? Phil Moeller answers that question and more in his weekly column, Ask Phil. Continue reading
May 03 Many seniors who qualify for home-based care under Medicare aren’t receiving it. Why? By Philip Moeller A worrisome and growing number of Medicare enrollees have said that they have been denied home-based care even though they are qualified to receive it and it is covered by Medicare. Continue reading
Apr 26 Medicare’s contractors approve $41 billion in billing errors. What’s being done to fix it? By Philip Moeller Why doesn’t the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services discipline Medicare Administrative Contractors for billing errors?… Continue reading
Apr 19 Does Medicare pay for a home health care provider? By Philip Moeller My mom is in hospice. Could Medicare cover a health aide so she can be home?… Continue reading
Apr 13 For retired expats, the question remains: Should I keep Medicare coverage or not? By Philip Moeller It all depends on the likelihood of their returning to the U.S. and on the duration of their absence, Journalist Philip Moeller said. Continue reading
Apr 05 Column: Why we need to save Medicare counseling from the federal chopping block By Philip Moeller Under the Trump administration’s budget proposal, the State Health Insurance Assistance Program's modest $52 million budget would be obliterated by $49 million, leaving the program with only $3 million. Continue reading
Mar 29 What to expect from the major changes coming to popular Medigap plans By Philip Moeller Many of the more than 8 million Medicare enrollees who now have C and F plans will face an important decision in the next two years. Continue reading
Mar 23 Column: Trump’s budget and GOP health care bill will hurt older Americans By Philip Moeller Older Americans are under attack, along with poor, sick and disabled citizens. There is no way that enacting the American Health Care Act or the Trump budget in their current forms would not make life much, much harder for these… Continue reading
Mar 15 Can I work and still collect my late husband’s Social Security benefits? By Philip Moeller Phil Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement in his weekly "Ask Phil" column. Continue reading
Mar 09 Column: What you need to know about Medicare this week By Philip Moeller Here's what the American Health Care Act, the GOP effort to replace Obamacare, would mean for Medicare. Continue reading