Medicare

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has unveiled a one- to five-star rating system for nursing homes to help consumers select a facility...

Social Security's Retirement Estimator is now available for people who have signed up for Medicare but are delaying retirement . . .

Sorting through Medicare supplemental policy offerings can be confusing. Here are some suggestions to help you choose.

Some Medicare-age people are having important Medicare enrollment choices made for them, often without their knowledge.

Medicare benefits start at age 65, but many people continue working past that age, either by choice or need. It is important to understand how Medicare and employer coverage work together.

For this reason, Medicare imposes fairly significant late-enrollment penalties for those who postpone signing up.  To encourage everyone to sign up when they first become eligible, the program increases premiums based on how long a beneficiary waits to enroll.  ...

All hospitals must now give Medicare recipients notice when they have not been admitted but are merely under "observation" status. The notice requirement is part of a law enacted in 2015 but that just took effect.