Philip Moeller

Philip Moeller is author of Get What’s Yours for Medicare and co-author of Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security. Moeller writes about retirement for Money, the PBS website Making Sen$e and others and is a research fellow at the Sloan Center on Aging & Work at Boston College. Email him at [email protected].

Most Recent

Does Medicare Make Sense If You’re 65+ With Employer Coverage?

The rise of high-deductible health plans has changed this expert's view

OCTOBER 6, 2017 | By Philip Moeller, PBS NewsHour

Health

Medicare’s Gaps for Dental, Hearing and Vision Coverage

How the federal health plan can put people over 65 in a bind

JULY 14, 2017 | By Philip Moeller

Caregiving

What Are the Options for In-Home Care?

For most families helping older adults, it will be an out-of-pocket expense

JUNE 9, 2017 | By Philip Moeller, PBS NewsHour

Money

Ask Phil: 3 Common Medigap Questions Answered

A Medicare expert's tips on shopping for Medicare supplemental policies

MARCH 17, 2017 | By Philip Moeller

Money

5 Social Security Gotchas That Can Cut Your Benefits

Warnings from the authors of the newly revised 'Get What's Yours'

MAY 24, 2016 | By Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Paul Solman and Philip Moeller

Health

All You Need to Know About Medicare Open Enrollment

You may save money and get better health care by choosing differently

OCTOBER 19, 2015 | By Philip Moeller, PBS NewsHour

Money

Last-Minute Tips to Shop for Medicare Part D Plans

Open Enrollment info on how the drug plans will change in 2015

DECEMBER 5, 2014 | By Philip Moeller

Money

Social Security’s Trickiest Claiming Rule

The Family Maximum Benefit ceiling and how to get around it

OCTOBER 3, 2014 | By Philip Moeller

Money

9 Steps to a Successful Retirement Plan

An expert's guide to meet your money goals and love your life

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014 | By Philip Moeller

Money

When One Adult Child Needs More Financial Help Than Another

Advice for parents who want to be kind without splitting the family

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Age-Friendly Health Care

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