Medicare

Some recipients of Medicare’s hospice benefit will no longer be forced to make a wrenching choice. A pilot program will allow selected Medicare beneficiaries to receive hospice care while also receiving curative treatment from their doctors.

While you are eligible to apply for Medicare when you are 65, there are circumstances where you might not want to, particularly if you are working full time for a larger employer or contributing to a health savings account.

Although Medicare coverage is generally not available when beneficiaries are overseas, what about coverage for those exploring our own varied and scenic land?...

Some people are having important Medicare enrollment choices made for them, often without their knowledge. If you are turning 65 soon, your insurance carrier can convert your current plan to Medicare Advantage.

Medicare prescription drug plans can change which drugs they cover, leaving you without coverage for a drug you need. Or you may switch plans into a plan that doesn't cover your medication.

Medicare has made discussions with health care providers about end-of-life options a covered benefit.   ...

As a result of the recently passed Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Medicare Part B premiums will rise only about 15 percent for about 16 million beneficiaries, and the Part B deductible will rise a similar amount. ...

For only the third time in 40 years, the nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will not receive an increase in benefit payments next year. However, as a direct result of this, about 30 percent of Medicare are facing a...

President Obama has signed a new law intended to prevent Medicare beneficiaries from spending days in a hospital only to find that they hadn’t been admitted to the hospital at all – they were only under “observation.” ...