Open enrollment strikes every year from October 15 to December 7.  While a retiree can get a Medicare Supplement (Medigap) plan and stick with it for 3 to 4 years …

Medicare Part D was signed into law in December 2003 by President George W. Bush, and retirees began to sign up for these Medicare-approved private prescription drug plans in 2006. …

Your parents are enrolled in Medicare and they’re insured for hospital, outpatient visits and drugs, so their basic health needs are covered. Well, yes and no. Don’t be blindsided. There …

Every fall, Medicare recipients–your parents included–are bombarded with notifications about the upcoming “open enrollment” period and their options for switching coverage. As you read them, be aware that these notifications …

Most people, including your parents, sign up for Medicare when they “retire” and hit 65, unless one or both of them still works and they may be covered by an …

Most people over 65 know all about Medicare, what it costs, what it does and doesn’t pay for, even why it makes financial sense to pay extra for a Medigap or …

Medicare is the federal program that pays for medical services provided to individuals who have reached the age of 65. Medicare only covers eligible services, which are typically those provided …

Most people are familiar with the social security benefits that the federal government pays to qualified individuals who reach a designated age. Most people are also aware that the Social …

When you were a child, you depended on your parents. Now that your parents are older, they depend on you. That role reversal does not come naturally to the elderly. …