Medicare

Rising health-care costs has made long-term care prohibitively expensive for aging Americans. Prolonged hospital stays or long-term care needs like a nursing or rehabilitation home can break budgets, and are generally not fully covered by health insurance or Medicare and Medicaid. So how do we fix this problem?

Could you pay more than $200 a day for nursing home care? Most people can't.

The rising cost of prescription drugs are keeping baby boomers and seniors awake at night. What resources can older adults use when dealing with the rising costs?

We are approaching the end of Medicare’s annual open enrollment period.  This is important to remember because it is often the only time in the year when you can make changes to your Medicare health plan coverage.

Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins on October 15th and ends December 7th.  With 10,000 baby boomers aging into Medicare daily now is the time to review your coverage and make changes if needed based on your ongoing health needs.

Even if you are satisfied with your current Medicare coverage, it is important to look at other Medicare options in your area.

Medicare’s open enrollment period, which comes only once a year, is right around the corner.  With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day in the U.S., Medicare provides health insurance for millions of seniors.  Boomers age 65 and older cannot enroll in the new health insurance plans offered through the state or federal exchange programs under the Affordable Care Act.

Health-care problems tend to become more complex as we age, here are three tips to navigating the increasingly complex health-care system.

If you though the rules regarding eligibility for claiming Social Security benefits were complicated, wait until you try and tackle Medicare. 

Medicare open enrollment is just around the corner, and this season could be a busy one with many seniors looking for a new plan because of changes coming to Part D and the launch of the new federally-run health insurance exchanges.

Health-care costs are often the big question mark hanging over boomers’ retirement savings. But with a little planning, boomers can work to take some of the guess work out of savings for retirement. 

Thanksgiving is the time of year we gather around the dinner table to feast on turkey, stuffing and apple pie. Amidst the feast we share with family and friends, it is also time to reflect on the blessings in our lives and what we are thankful for.

Medicare proposed Wednesday to ease a coverage policy on short hospital stays that has been criticized because it can result in higher costs for seniors.

A government watchdog agency says Medicare's prescription drug program kept paying for costly medications -- even after patients were dead.

Army Sergeant Lisa Marie Wiley lost her leg in Afghanistan and now with the help of The Girls’ Lounge, she’s trying to pave the way for female amputees.

The CFPB found that 15 million consumers have only medical collections on their reports. Half of these consumers with only medical collections otherwise have clean credit, meaning they have no serious delinquencies and show no other signs of financial distress.

Anthem says it still backs an approximately $47-billion bid to buy Cigna, a day after the rival health insurer delivered a caustic rejection of Anthem's proposed cash-and-stock offer.

Aetna is urging gay customers to "be proud" — and consider buying its coverage — as part of a new, narrow focus to selling health insurance in a business where the individual's buying decision matters more than it used to.

The Obama administration is unveiling what it calls a historic shift in the way Medicare pays hospitals and doctors.

Millions of Medicare Advantage customers are fast approaching a deadline for a task they'd rather avoid: Researching and then settling on coverage plans for 2015.