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Medicare beneficiaries at The Callahan Center in Framingham, Massachusetts try out the new "What's Covered" app. Photo courtesy: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Making Sen$e Jan 30

This new app could help answer your Medicare questions

By Philip Moeller

Making Sen$e Aug 01

Why families need to pay close attention to these revised nursing home ratings

New ratings now reflect staffing levels based on objective payroll records and not on nursing homes’ self-assessment of staffing adequacy.

By Philip Moeller

Making Sen$e Apr 18

I had surgery out of state. Why is Medicare refusing to pay?

If you have basic Medicare, you should be able to see any doctor in the country who accepts Medicare's payment schedule. The story may be different if you have a private Medicare Advantage plan.

By Philip Moeller

Economy Apr 19

Registered nurse Stephen Van Dyke treats a patient while on a home health care visit in Arvada, Colorado. Photo by John Moore/Getty Images
Does Medicare pay for a home health care provider?

My mom is in hospice. Could Medicare cover a health aide so she can be home?…

By Philip Moeller

Economy Sep 01

MIAMI, FL - FEBRUARY 21: Dr. Martha Perez examines Maria Lebron in a room at the Community Health of South Florida, Doris Ison Health Center on February 21, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Florida Governor Rick Scott reversed himself on Wednesday and now is callling for an expansion of Medicaid to Florida residents under the federal Affordable Care Act. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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?…

By Philip Moeller

Dec 28

When Social Security’s advice just doesn’t add up

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff answers your Social Security questions.

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Mar 04

Why are my health insurance premiums going up and up?

By Philip Moeller

A reader's insurance agent says that everyone's premiums are going up. But the reader wonders if he could be spending less. Making Sen$e Medicare Maven Phil Moeller tells him what to look for.

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Jan 23

Social Security’s Christmas present: Benefit cuts for millions of disabled workers

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff highlights a recent change in Social Security's operating manual that, while seemingly obscure, hurts millions of Americans who receive disability benefits. In effect, Kotlikoff argues, Social Security is now treating people with disabilities as second…

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Dec 15

Why does it feel like Social Security’s ripping me off?

By Laurence Kotlikoff

You may be entitled to Social Security benefits on more than one account and believe that you deserve all of those benefits after you and your (ex)-spouses contributed to the Social Security system. But the reality, Larry Kotlikoff explains, is…

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Jun 30

How your lifetime Social Security benefits could be higher

By Laurence Kotlikoff

Social Security expert Larry Kotlikoff shows two couples who are facing disabilities how to increase their lifetime benefits. First of all, they have to scrap their current collection strategies and realize that what they want to do and what they…

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