Medicare

About 3 out of 5 eligible uninsured Americans should be able to access zero-premium plans, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

While not everyone with job-based insurance is required to enroll in Medicare at age 65, many are. Here are the rules to know.

While details are slim, these three extra benefits would be covered under original Medicare for the first time in the program’s 50-year-plus history.

The pandemic has not proven to be a crisis for older workers the way the Great Recession was. Still, there are challenges.

Depending on how much risk you can take, a loan against your investments can be a way to avoid selling assets and paying taxes on that income.

Many working-age people assume that Medicare covers just about every kind of health care that an older person may need. It doesn’t.

It can be difficult to switch from a saving mindset to a spending one when you retire. Here’s how financial experts recommend preparing for post-work years.

There are premium-related surcharges that can come as a surprise for some beneficiaries.

While extra money may allow you to leave more in your retirement account so it can continue to grow, it may negatively affect other financial considerations.

The average retired worker receives just $18,500 per year in Social Security benefits. For many, that income is not enough. How Congress may change that.

As the recovery from COVID-19 continues, new research looks at just how Americans are faring with regard to retirement preparedness.

Federal regulators have approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, leaving patients waiting to see how insurers will handle the pricey new treatment

President Joe Biden’s 2022 budget calls for a 9.7% boost in funding for the Social Security Administration. Here’s where that money would go.

The biggest blunder is not signing up for Medicare when you’re supposed to, says one expert. Here’s what to know.

CMS is reviewing proposed rule that gives seniors access to critical FDA-approved medical products under Medicare.

President Joe Biden has so far left his ideas for Social Security untouched. Some experts say a Democratic plan for the program could be in the works.

The president wants the current two-year expansion of financial help available through the marketplace to become permanent.

This year’s Social Security cost-of-living adjustment was 1.3%. Now, new data shows that many expenses are going up even faster.

Consistent benefits despite the Covid pandemic has pushed public optimism in the programs to record highs, according to the Employee Benefit Research Institute.

A provision in the latest Covid stimulus package nixes people’s monthly COBRA premiums. Health care advocates worry people will miss out on the relief though.