Mar 24 Watch 7:59 Republican repeal effort in ruins, 'we're going to be living with Obamacare' for foreseeable future By PBS News Hour It was a hectic day on Capitol Hill as top Republicans tried win enough votes to pass an Obamacare replacement. But House Speaker Paul Ryan, along with President Trump, decided to pull the repeal when it was clear it would… Continue watching
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 13 Trump pick Seema Verma sworn in to head Medicare and Medicaid By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump's pick to run Medicare and Medicaid won confirmation Monday from a divided Senate as lawmakers braced for another epic battle over the government's role in health care and society's responsibility toward the vulnerable. 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
Mar 02 How this Vermont experiment improves patient health at lower cost By Michael Ollove, Stateline This tiny state, with a population more rural and less diverse than the country as a whole, is embarking on an experiment that could transform the delivery of health care nationwide. Continue reading
Mar 01 Living abroad, do I need to get Medicare when I turn 65 or when I retire? By Philip Moeller As long as a person’s health insurance qualifies as a group health plan, they do not need to get Medicare at 65 regardless of where they live or who provides their health insurance. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 4:45 Trump's budget blueprint boosts defense spending, cuts billions from domestic programs By PBS News Hour President Trump outlined a spending plan on Monday to fulfill his campaign promise to dramatically beef up defense spending by 10 percent, and to cut spending by federal agencies by $54 billion. Budget officials said proposals for taxes and programs… Continue watching
Feb 23 Is it worth keeping Medicare if I'm covered by my new employer? By Philip Moeller When you returned to work and reacquired group employer health insurance, you effectively got a "do over" on your Medicare sign-up rights. Continue reading
Feb 22 Why Medicare beneficiaries should pay attention to 'repeal and replace' debate By Philip Moeller As actual GOP plans come into sharper focus, sharp Medicare battle lines will form for politicians and the public alike. It will be crucial to look inside the packages to get an understanding of whether the Medicare program that would… Continue reading