Column: Will I be penalized for not getting Medicare at 65? It depends
If you are employed and have employer group health insurance, you did not need to get Medicare when you turned 65, columnist Phil Moeller explains.
How to navigate Social Security’s benefits after marriage, death and divorce
Your Social Security benefits can be drastically different based on your marital status, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
How can I get more help for an ailing, older parent?
Many people mistakenly think that Medicare covers lots of things that it doesn't, only to learn the reality of its limitations when they or a loved one is denied coverage.
Why later enrollment in supplemental Medicare can cause problems
Changing your supplemental health insurance once you've had your Medigap plan for more than six months can limit your options if you have preexisting conditions, columnist Phil Moeller writes.
Never throw anything from Social Security into the trash. These computer-generated letters can have a big effect on your life.
Medicare rules are supposed to protect people when they enter a "donut hole" in their coverage, but the high cost of prescriptions are making the plans less effective, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
“What’s Covered” is designed to help people understand Parts A and B of Medicare.
A recent report from Social Security auditors found about a quarter of low-income beneficiaries were not properly transferred from Supplemental Security Income to regular Social Security when they turned 62 years old.
They range from extending the current Medicare program to people age 55 and older, to a single-payer system that does away with insurance companies and employer-based health insurance altogether.
