More than half of older Americans now get their Medicare coverage through an insurance company's Medicare Advantage (MA) plan ...

Neither his employer nor our local Social Security office had concrete advice on how to proceed about enrolling in Medicare, ...

That said, Americans need to choose from several Medicare options, and one good place to start is to identify the highest ...

For most people, the Medicare initial enrollment period (IEP) is their first chance to sign up for Medicare. Learn about IEP dates and more.

Beneficiaries’ initial enrollment choices, whether active or passive, tend to have long-lasting implications because ...

More than half of older Americans now get their Medicare coverage through an insurance company's Medicare Advantage plan. But many go on to switch ...

Once you retire, a good number of your expenses are likely to decrease. You might spend less on housing if your mortgage is paid off. And if you're not commuting to work every day, your transportation ...

Medicare has several time windows during which a person can enroll in or change their insurance plan. When a person signs up outside of these timeframes, Medicare may apply a late enrollment penalty.

If you’ve just celebrated your 65th birthday or it’s coming up in the next year, your mailbox is probably full of postcards, flyers and letters about your eligibility for Medicare. It’s ...

Key Medicare deadlines fall between May 17 and June 15. Here's what beneficiaries need to do to avoid penalties, delays, or ...