Millions of people receiving Social Security and Medicare will suffer next year from financial indigestion. Here's why.
WASHINGTON — Millions of Social Security recipients and other retirees will get a 2 percent increase in benefits next year. It’s the largest increase since 2012 but comes to only $25 a month for the average beneficiary. The Social Security…
A reader needs to apply for Social Security benefits right now after losing his job at full retirement age. But what if he finds a new job?…
In the past, I usually told employees turning 65 that they did not have to get Medicare and could simply keep their employer plans. My thinking has changed.
If you are considering a certain Medigap letter plan, don’t assume that all such plans will offer the same features.
The government’s health care watchdog office has issued an early alert in advance of its upcoming formal report on egregious abuses of patients at skilled nursing facilities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General says…
If your overall objective here is to get the coverage you want with the lowest annual out-of-pocket expense, you can use Medicare's own online tools to get a good idea of available Part D drug plans and Medigap supplement plans.
A cautionary tale about how even the most straightforward Medicare applications can turn into nightmares.
Republican leaders are starting to make decisions on how they will approach tax reform, an issue that's equally important as health care to Republicans, and one that's arguably even tougher to solve. Lisa Desjardins sits down with Judy Woodruff to…
Republicans are far from finished when it comes to trying to honor their seven-year-old pledge to do away with the Affordable Care Act.
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