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Medicare and Medicaid

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Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage

With the annual open enrollment period underway, it’s time again to research which is better for you
November 8, 2023
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Medicare Enrollees, It’s Time to Review Your Plan

Missing the Annual Enrollment Period may cost you money and key coverage
October 13, 2023
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How to Find the Best Medicare Part D Plan

Annual open enrollment period is your chance to shop for better value in a prescription drug plan and save as much as $700
October 5, 2023
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I'm 65 and Working. Should I Enroll in Medicare?

It depends on how good your employer’s health insurance is. Meet with an independent health insurance broker to get the best value.
September 27, 2023
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Reapply for Medicaid or Risk Losing Coverage

Formal end of COVID emergency means a return to pre-pandemic rules
September 15, 2023
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How to Get Medicare to Treat Long COVID

The condition is difficult to diagnose, and specialists are in short supply, but persistence and a little outside advice can snare you the care you need
March 2, 2023
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Medicare Marketing Mayhem

Floods of advertisements promoting a bewildering variety of Medicare Advantage plans have some experts calling for action to rein in insurers
January 4, 2023
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Jonathan Skinner: Aging by the Numbers

Economist Jonathan Skinner has led important academic research into health care productivity and the effects of an aging population
December 6, 2022
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The Overlooked Piece of Retirement Planning

If you're not careful you may wind up spending more on health care than you expect, even with Medicare
October 19, 2022
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Beware Medicaid Estate Claims

Critics say a mandate to recover health care spending on the poor perpetuates poverty and inequality with little to show for it
August 24, 2022
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Tips for Navigating the Health Care System

A veteran medical practitioner and administrator offers advice on dealing with America’s confounding medicine-insurance complex
June 24, 2022
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