social security

Average senior’s Social Security check to increase a measly $4 in 2017

By Philip Moeller

Social Security’s annual cost of living adjustment, or COLA, will be only 0.3 percent in 2017.

Are you prepared for Medicare open enrollment?

By Philip Moeller

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7. During this period, Medicare beneficiaries are free to select new plans.

Signing up for Medicare? Read this cautionary tale first

By Philip Moeller

Let this story be your cautionary guide for Medicare's more practical roadblocks.

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.

Where do the presidential candidates stand on Social Security?

By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press

The Associated Press is examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people. This one looks at Social Security.

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.