Tis the season for Medicare insurance open enrollment, Oct. 15-Dec. 7. And the air is brimming with advertising for "Medicare" plans we oldsters can purchase. Television channels repeatedly run circus ...

Understanding Medicare basics may be one of the most maddening tasks you'll face when heading into retirement. Figuring out when to enroll in Medicare and which parts of Medicare to elect can be ...

Making decisions on whether to enroll in Medicare for many federal retirees could depend on how it interacts with existing ...

The Medicare open enrollment period runs from October 15 to December 7, during which time older adults can enroll in or change their current health insurance plans. There are slightly fewer Medicare ...

Key things to keep in mind when choosing Medigap plans, and the role that private insurance brokers play in Medicare decisions. Amy Arnott: You mentioned earlier that Medicare Advantage is often ...

The bestselling personal finance author and the advocacy group for older Americans make key statements on the federal health ...

Open enrollment for Medicare is coming this fall and the time is now to start researching your options. Whether you have already enrolled in Medicare, or this enrollment period will be your first, ...

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 important to ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a ...

Medicare doesn’t provide coverage for routine dental visits, teeth cleanings, fillings, dentures, or most tooth extractions.

High deductible Plan G is a cheap way to have great coverage if you get very sick. High deductible Plan G will pay for nearly all of your medical care after you've met the $2,870 deductible. Before ...