If you miss Medicare enrollment deadlines, you may have to pay monthly premium penalties. These are the deadlines and the ...

Each year, Medicare beneficiaries are given the opportunity to select a new plan for the upcoming year during the Open Enrollment Period. This year, Open Enrollment begins on October 15 and will run ...

Medicare's annual open enrollment period is between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, when beneficiaries can switch, add or drop plans. Medicare's annual open-enrollment period begins on Oct. 15, amid a continuing ...

Should you get the same Medicare coverage as your spouse? As in most things in life, the answer is it depends.

There are set times during the year, and during a person’s life, when they may sign up for Medicare Part D. In some situations, not signing up for Part D when you are first eligible can lead to future ...

Toni King has authored several books on the subject of Medicare and has appeared regularly as a guest on the American Family Radio Network. I turned 65 in February and did not enroll in a Medicare ...

Learn about 9 Medicare mistakes that can drain your retirement savings, raise healthcare costs, and hurt your coverage ...

Medicare Part D, an optional component of Medicare, helps beneficiaries pay for generic and name-brand prescription drugs. A Low Income Subsidy (LIS) can provide financial support to enrollees with ...

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