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

By Philip Moeller

Social Security’s annual cost of living adjustment, or COLA, will be only 0.3 percent in 2017.

Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment?

By Philip Moeller

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.

Signing up for Medicare? Read this cautionary tale first

By Philip Moeller

Let this story be your cautionary guide for Medicare's more practical roadblocks.

How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact?

By Philip Moeller

By design, state health exchanges and Medicare are not supposed to work together.

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

By Philip Moeller

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.

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

By Philip Moeller

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

Why doesn’t Medicare cover more for physical therapy?

By Philip Moeller

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?…

When to consider Obamacare instead of Medicare

By Philip Moeller

Even though you might qualify for Medicare under its disability rules, you might not find a better deal than what you can get under the Affordable Care Act, at least until you turn 65.