Jan 17 Why you need to do your doctor research before signing up for Medicare Advantage By Philip Moeller Researching the doctors in a Medicare Advantage network is the best way to make sure you don't sign up for a plan and then discover you don't like the care available to you. Continue reading
Jan 10 10 questions to ask before hiring an elder care attorney By Philip Moeller If an attorney fails to provide solid answers to these questions, keep looking. Continue reading
Jan 04 Your Medicare and Social Security questions, answered By Philip Moeller The complexities and oddities of Medicare and Social Security are a seemingly endless source of reader puzzlement, and anger. Here are some frequent questions and answers. Continue reading
Dec 27 Adventurous seniors can find medical care on the road. Here’s how By Philip Moeller You might want to just hit the open road and take it wherever the mood strikes you. But doing some trip planning, including a contact list of people who could help nearby, is a good idea. Continue reading
Dec 20 What does this little-understood rule of Social Security mean for me? By Philip Moeller If a person has not filed for Social Security by the time they reach their full retirement age, they are entitled to up to six months of retroactive benefits when they do file. While this may seem like a nice… Continue reading
Dec 13 Everything you want to know about Medicare’s rules on health savings accounts By Philip Moeller The rise of high-deductible employer health plans has created one of the most unpleasant surprises for older employees: anyone on Medicare is no longer allowed to make tax-free contributions to a health savings account (HSA). Continue reading
Dec 06 Help! A doctor is ruining my credit with Medicare overbilling By Philip Moeller More and more people write in to say they’re being dropped from state Medicaid rolls or say their problems are being ignored by Medicare and Social Security. And journalist Phil Moeller thinks things are poised to get much worse. Continue reading
Nov 29 I can’t afford Medicare Part B. How do I prepare for tomorrow’s health problems? By Philip Moeller While you have dodged a health care bullet so far, the odds are you will need substantial health care in your later years. Continue reading
Nov 20 Medicare announced its premiums for 2018. Here’s what you need to know. By Philip Moeller The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that the 2018 premium for Part B of Medicare will remain at $134 a month. But even with no change, millions of Social Security recipients will pay sharply higher Part B premiums… Continue reading
Nov 15 How does a married couple make the most of Medicare and an employer health plan? By Philip Moeller A couple finds that insuring the husband through the wife's employer plan is too expensive and doesn't cover much. Could a Medicare option save them money?… Continue reading