Q: I turn 65 later this year and I’m in good health. How much will Medicare premiums cost, and what other costs will I have? I do not get health insurance where I work. A: Planning healthcare costs is extremely import ...

Q: What is wrong with Medicare? I spent four days trying to get test strips and lancets for testing my blood. I’ve gotten them at Rite Aide drugs for 13 years with no problem. This time I needed a perscription from my do ...

Q: Last year I filled out all the paper work to get financial assistance with my prescriptions. After hours of filling out and research for it, I was told I received $50 too much. Now, I have received the paper work in t ...

Q: I get my Medicare health plan under my wife’s company insurance. My wife is not on Medicare yet, she also gets her health insurance through her former employer. We are both retired and live on a fixed income. When doe ...

Q: I’ve learned I’ll need to be hospitalized for surgery. My health benefits are through a Medicare Advantage Plan. Can you tell me what to expect in the way of out-of-pocket costs? A: Medicare Advantage plans provide ...

Q: Recently my mother got a notice from Social Security saying that her income is over the limit, and now she’s paying much higher Medicare premiums than last year. Normally her income is modest, but in 2009 we sold her ...

Q: Can people receive Medicare coverage when they turn 62, especially if they have no insurance of any kind? I just can’t seem to find affordable health insurance when living on a fixed income. I know I’m not eligible fo ...

Q: Part D fails enrollees who must take very expensive drugs. We fall into the “doughnut hole” and then either have to pay up to $3,850 out-of-pocket until catastrophic coverage starts, or fail to take our prescribed med ...

Q:  I understand that anyone with an income below $12,000 per year is eligible to have their Medicare Part B premiums returned.  Can you tell me if this is true, when it started, and is it automatic or does one need to a ...

Q:  I'll be 65 in October this year and I want to know when I need to apply for a Medi-Gap supplement?  My work place will cover me with their Pacificare insurance until October 31, 2007. A: The best time to buy a Medig ...