medicare

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.

With an increase in EpiPen use among seniors, Medicare spending up 1,100 percent

By Julie Appleby and Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News

The total number of Medicare beneficiaries using EpiPens climbed 164 percent while Medicare spending skyrocketed nearly 1,100 percent from 2007 to 2014, a new report shows.

I keep falling. Will Medicare cover a home health aide?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare usually only covers things that are deemed medically necessary by your doctor or another health care professional. But what's considered "medically necessary"?…

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?…

Column: Will increasing longevity change the way you live?

By Philip Moeller

We already are seeing a sustained deferral of marriage and childbearing decisions until later ages. If you knew you were going to live to 100, how would it affect the way you live your life?…

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.