medicare advantage

Everything you need to know about Medicare Advantage this open enrollment season

By Philip Moeller

Medicare Advantage plans tout stability and broader coverage in 2016.

Everything you need to know about Medicare’s open enrollment

By Philip Moeller

Medicare’s open enrollment is your chance for a do-over to save money and improve your health coverage.

How do I know if my doctor accepts Medicare?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare Maven Phil Moeller answers your Medicare questions.

Am I still covered by Medicare when I travel out of state?

By Philip Moeller

Original Medicare is national, but most Medicare Advantage plans only cover you for services in their local network.

Is private-sector Medicare becoming a monopoly?

By Philip Moeller

A new study finds that 97 percent of counties that offer Medicare Advantage health plans had highly concentrated markets.

This week’s trifecta of unpleasant Medicare surprises

By Philip Moeller

Ready for the unpleasant news? Medicare does not cover long-term care. It does not set which drugs are covered. And lastly, Medicare is not voluntary, but mandatory. Phil Moeller explains how to address such unwelcome surprises.

Why Wall Street loves Medicare Advantage (and why this should bother you)

By Philip Moeller

A top issuer of Medicare Advantage plans has put itself in play for an acquisition, triggering largely bullish Wall Street reports about the investment appeal of this sector.

What Medicare could do to get you lower drug prices

By Philip Moeller

Medicare has zillions of rules. But there's one more that columnist Philip Moeller would like to see adopted. Right now, Medicare beneficiaries are pawns in the drug pricing system, and plenty of Americans don't take the drugs they need because…

Guess who really pays for your Medicare

By Philip Moeller

As Congressional leaders grapple with a possible permanent solution to Medicare cuts to physicians, Making Sen$e Medicare columnist Philip Moeller delivers a little tough love about the role that Medicare beneficiaries play in the nation’s expanding "entitlement deficits."…

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.