If You Can’t Afford Your Medicare Part B Costs, Apply for a Medicare Savings Program The Medicare Part B premium for doctors and hospital outpatient…
New Legislation Contains Changes That Will Reduce Your Costs By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director Several legislative victories have made 2018 a year to remember for…
By Senator Bill Cassidy (LA) Health care costs are too high. Insurance premiums have gone up year after year, while drug prices skyrocket and surprise…
Medicare Advantage Plans May Offer New Supplemental Benefits, But New Co-Pay “Tiers” May Raise Some Costs Enrollees in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans should take a…
Would it Be Advantageous for Me to Take a Divorced Spouse Benefit? Q: How does divorce affect my Social Security benefits? I’m turning 64. My…
Is Life Insurance After Starting Social Security Worth the Money? Q: Could you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of life insurance once we start…
The Social Security Administration recently announced that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will raise benefits by 2.8% for 2019. The average retirement benefit of $1,400…
While little progress was made this year to lower overall drug costs, some changes made by the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) of 2018 are helping…
By Mary Johnson, editor After 44-year old Drew Calver had a heart attack last year, his health plan paid nearly $56,000 for a four-day emergency…
When You Can’t Afford Your Prescription Drugs, Apply For “Extra Help” We’ve heard stories about cutting back on prescriptions over the years, but recently I…