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Apr 22

Medicare and Social Security stay on unsustainable financial paths, reports show

By Philip Moeller

Mostly unchanged from last year's report, the outlook for Social Security improved slightly. Its solvency was extended to 2035 due to significant changes in the program’s disability insurance fund.

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Apr 17

Column: Will I be penalized for not getting Medicare at 65? It depends

By Philip Moeller

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.

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Mar 27

How to navigate Social Security’s benefits after marriage, death and divorce

By Philip Moeller

Your Social Security benefits can be drastically different based on your marital status, writes columnist Philip Moeller.

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Mar 13

How can I get more help for an ailing, older parent?

By Philip Moeller

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.

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Mar 06

Why later enrollment in supplemental Medicare can cause problems

By Philip Moeller

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.

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Feb 14

What can you do about an unwanted Medicare enrollment?

By Philip Moeller

Never throw anything from Social Security into the trash. These computer-generated letters can have a big effect on your life.

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Feb 07

Why you should know about these Social Security and Medicare donut holes

By Philip Moeller

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.

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Jan 30

This new app could help answer your Medicare questions

By Philip Moeller

“What’s Covered” is designed to help people understand Parts A and B of Medicare.

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Jan 23

An audit of Social Security found low-income beneficiaries were underpaid

By Philip Moeller

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.

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Jan 16

Compare Democrats’ many Medicare-for-All proposals with this chart

By Philip Moeller

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.

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