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How do the Affordable Care Act and Medicare interact?
Hisham Uadadeh enrolls in a health insurance plan under the Affordable Care Act at Leading Insurance Agency in Miami, Florida. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller,...
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Column: Questionable Social Security and Medicare policies put seniors in a bind
Social Security announced last week that its annual cost of living adjustment would be a paltry three-tenths of 1 percent in 2017. This small increase is not only unfair to Social Security recipients,...
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Here’s how to find the Medicare Part D drug plan right for you
The annual Medicare open enrollment period is underway, having begun on Oct. 15 and extending through Dec. 7. For 2017 plans, active shopping may yield the greatest benefits in Medicare Part D...
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Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S.
A foreign resident teaches local children how to draw at the Cultural Arts Center in Ajijic June 9, 2012. For decades, American and Canadian expats have flocked to the shores of Chapala, seeking refuge...
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Column: Social Security will reduce paper statements in 2017. Here’s why it...
Mature adult looking at Social Security documents Photo by Jim McGuire/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers...
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Care provider directories wrong nearly half the time in Medicare Advantage...
Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need. Phil is the...
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Column: Broke baby boomers, it’s time to face reality
In “Fifty-Five, Unemployed, and Faking Normal,” White offers advice to those baby boomers who, instead of facing cushy retirements in Florida, are facing financial ruin and the shame that comes with...
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Column: Why is my Medicare Part B premium more than my husband’s?
Phil Moeller answers your Social Security and Medicare questions. Photo by Hero Images via Getty Images Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to...
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Column: Broke baby boomers, it’s time to claw your way back
Author Elizabeth White’s advice for financially-struggling Baby Boomers: Find a “resilience circle” to help you get back on your feet. Photo by Jonathan Siegel and Getty Images Editor’s Note: In...
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Should we raise the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare?
Leading Republicans already have included such proposals in their evolving legislative packages. President Trump has not revealed yet where he stands and, at least formally, has not moved away from his...
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Column: Why aren’t my chiropractic appointments covered by Medicare?
Phil Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. Photo by Dean Mitchell/Getty Images Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on...
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My employer health insurance is unaffordable. Should I get Medicare?
Journalist Philip Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement. Photo by Ariel Skelley/Blend Images via Getty Images. Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers...
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Column: Need to unload family heirlooms? Prepare for disappointment
Richard Eisenberg of Next Avenue has advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms. Photo by Jon Nazca/Reuters Editor’s Note: Next Avenue columnist Richard Eisenberg has advice for boomers...
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Column: Why you should make sure your financial adviser abides by the...
President Trump may reverse an Obama era executive order that would make financial advisers operate under the fiduciary rule. Don’t let that stop you from insuring your financial adviser operates in...
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Living abroad, do I need to get Medicare when I turn 65 or when I retire?
As long as a person’s health insurance qualifies as a group health plan, they do not need to get Medicare at 65 regardless of where they live or who provides their health insurance. Photo by Eric...
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Senate passes reversal of Obama-era retirement savings rule for cities, counties
The Senate has sent to President Donald Trump legislation to scrap a regulation encouraging cities and counties to set up retirement savings plans for some private-sector workers. The White House has...
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For retired expats, the question remains: Should I keep Medicare coverage or...
An elderly couple sits on a bench on the peak of Mount Hochwacht as high fog covers the landscape around the Swiss town of Zug Nov. 20, 2012. Photo by Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters Editor’s Note: Journalist...
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Many seniors who qualify for home-based care under Medicare aren’t receiving...
A worrisome and growing number of Medicare enrollees have said that they have been denied home-based care even though they are qualified to receive it and it is covered by Medicare, Phil Moeller...
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If I’m healthy, do I really need a Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan?
The Social Security Administration has no idea who’s in your family unless you tell them. That information can affect the benefits you collect. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images. Editor’s Note:...
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What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement?
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via Adobe. related words: seniors, retirement, health care, medicare Editor’s Note:...
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