Article Archive

Three questions to ask before enrolling in an Advantage plan
15 February 2019

Healthy people can save money with less comprehensive Medigap plans
24 July 2018

Using your computer to find the right Medicare Advantage plan
26 February 2018

Finding ways to save money on Medigap policies (2 of 2)
28 September 2017

Ways to save money on Medigap policies (1 of 2)
22 July 2017

Medicare is raising the quality bar for Advantage plans
09 May 2017

Ways to manage three important gaps in Medicare coverage
15 February 2017

Women may want to plan their Medicare coverage differently than men do
10 January 2017

Using Medicare's per-capita costs to find the best type of coverage
05 December 2016

Open enrollment is one of the few times that you can reduce your health care costs (2 of 2)
10 November 2016

Re-examining your Part D coverage should be a priority during Medicare's open enrollment (1 of 2)
04 October 2016

Medicare Advantage plans reach for the stars – quality stars, that is (2 of 2)
07 September 2016

Medicare Advantage plans are best suited for healthy people (1 of 2)
15 August 2016

Medicare Part D: Ways to save money on your Rx drugs this year
08 July 2016

The expanding role of Medicare private exchanges
07 May 2016

How to estimate how much you will pay for health care in retirement
08 April 2016

Medigap policies: tactics to improve your chances of buying an affordable policy in later retirement
08 March 2016

Retirees look for ways to avoid Medicare’s means-tested premiums
01 February 2016

Even though you missed Medicare’s open enrollment, you may still be able to change plans
01 January 2016

When choosing a Medicare Advantage plan, pay close attention to the networks
01 December 2015

Five ways to save money in Medicare prescription drug plans (2 of 2)
01 November 2015

Open enrollment is an opportunity to save money on prescription drugs (1 of 2)
01 October 2015

Health Savings Accounts work best when they are allowed to grow
01 September 2015

Patient involvement is seen as a key to cutting health care costs
01 August 2015

Medigap policies and the steep cost of comprehensive coverage
01 July 2015

Understanding the risks in an Advantage PPO plan
01 June 2015

Medicare Problem Solving (2 of 2) – How to avoid costly enrollment snafus
01 May 2015

Medicare Problem Solving (1 of 2) – What to do when Medicare says no
01 April 2015

Four questions to ask yourself before you buy a Medigap policy
01 March 2015

The challenge of coordinating specialty care in Medicare
01 February 2015

How important are a Medicare Advantage plan's quality ratings?
01 January 2015

Revising the odds of needing long-term care
01 December 2014

Private Medicare exchanges may be here to stay
01 November 2014

Finding a low-cost Medicare Part D plan
01 October 2014

Finding an accountable care organization (or creating your own)
01 September 2014

Seniors’ health care costs don’t necessarily track those of Medicare
01 August 2014

Wellness could change the pattern of retirement health care costs
01 July 2014

Comprehensive Medicare supplements encourage unnecessary treatments
01 June 2014

Medicare Advantage plans may start to see more network turnover
01 May 2014

Ways to manage longevity risk
01 April 2014

Actively managing longevity risk with a reverse mortgage
01 March 2014

Spending less for Medigap coverage
01 February 2014

Improving quality of Medicare Advantage plans may justify their generous payments
01 January 2014

Additional Medicare means testing and other changes are likely
01 December 2013

Medicare’s open enrollment is a missed opportunity for most seniors with Part D
01 November 2013

Medigap policies and medical loss ratios
01 October 2013

Private exchanges are replacing traditional employer retirement health plans
16 September 2013

Wellness and disability
03 September 2013

With Medicare Part D, it pays to be nimble
20 August 2013

Living to 90 and the cost of healthcare
05 August 2013

As their quality improves, Advantage plans have fewer doubters
23 July 2013

Value-based insurance reduces fee-for-service’s negative effects (3 of 3)
08 July 2013

The excesses of Medicare's fee-for-service system (2 of 3)
24 June 2013

Why Medicare supplemental coverage is so expensive (1 of 3)
10 June 2013

Medicare applies the brakes to its once rapid cost growth
28 May 2013

Medicare’s confusing enrollment rules
14 May 2013

The Activated Patient
30 April 2013

Would community rating be a good thing for Medigap policyholders?
02 April 2013

Medigap policies: high cost for peace of mind
19 March 2013

Recession may have forced people to become prudent healthcare consumers for life
05 March 2013

Slowing Medicare cost growth could provide lessons for seniors
19 February 2013

Medicare Advantage plans in a retirement planning portfolio (2 of 2)
05 February 2013

Medicare Advantage plans: finding the right regulatory and funding mix (1 of 2)
22 January 2013

Longevity projections -- a key consideration in retirement planning
18 December 2012

Comparative effectiveness research may offer a path toward lower healthcare costs
11 December 2012

Seniors and the vanishing primary care physician
04 December 2012

The post-election outlook for seniors’ healthcare costs (2 of 2)
27 November 2012

The post-election outlook for seniors’ healthcare costs (1 of 2)
13 November 2012

Medicare Advantage plans and the standards of care
06 November 2012

Knowing two basic facts and taking two annual actions can help to control healthcare costs
30 October 2012

Rx drug savings can be found, but it isn’t always easy (2 of 2)
23 October 2012

Part D's open enrollment period is a neglected rite of autumn (1 of 2)
16 October 2012

Television advertising may be a sign of Medicare’s growing market concentration (2 of 2)
02 October 2012

What seniors should know as Medicare’s market concentration grows (1 of 2)
25 September 2012

When and where a Medicare Advantage PPO plan is superior to a Medigap policy
18 September 2012

Retirement healthcare costs and the financial consequences of unhealthy lifestyles
11 September 2012

The Age and Gender Bias in Retirement Healthcare Spending
04 September 2012

Retirement healthcare costs and dental coverage
28 August 2012

Medicare’s Part D: retirees can usually find ways to cut costs (3 of 3)
21 August 2012

Medicare’s Part D: does competition among plans reduce seniors’ costs? (2 of 3)
14 August 2012

Part D's controversy and value (1 of 3)
07 August 2012

The importance of Advantage plans' quality ratings (2 of 2)
31 July 2012

The importance of Advantage plans' quality ratings (1 of 2)
24 July 2012

Finding ways to trim costs in employer retiree plans
17 July 2012

End-of-life care and retirement healthcare costs
10 July 2012

Retirement healthcare costs and the Supreme Court's decision
03 July 2012

The Essential Medicare Advantage plan
26 June 2012

Wellness and retirement healthcare costs
19 June 2012

Medigap policies (3 of 3): The coming changes
12 June 2012

Medigap policies (2 of 3): Pre-existing conditions and the risks of going through underwriting
05 June 2012

Medigap policies (1 of 3): Ways that retirees may avoid steep premium increases
29 May 2012

What is the cost of healthcare in retirement?
22 May 2012

Accountable care organizations and how to find one, maybe (2 of 2)
08 May 2012

Medicare's new accountable care organizations: can they lower costs while improving care? (1 of 2)
01 May 2012

Medicare and the ways that younger retirees can anticipate its cost curve
24 April 2012

Medicare, retirement healthcare costs, and the primary care physician
17 April 2012

Soft economy slows the growth rate in Medicare’s and retirees’ healthcare costs
10 April 2012

Looking for solutions to Medicare's costly fee-for-service approach (2 of 2)
03 April 2012

Looking for solutions to Medicare’s costly fee-for-service approach (1 of 2)
27 March 2012

Dealing with high healthcare costs in late retirement
20 March 2012

Medicare's Part D: High costs and green shoots
13 March 2012

People with chronic conditions are living longer
06 March 2012

Medicare and the High Costs of Overtreatment
28 February 2012

When you need to find a new doctor (2 of 2)
21 February 2012

When you need to find a new doctor (1 of 2)
14 February 2012

Medicare and the engaged (wary) consumer
07 February 2012

What Medicare doesn't cover -- facilities fees, private rooms, and concierge medicine
31 January 2012

Can Medicare's new accountable care organizations save money and improve quality?
24 January 2012

Medicare and health insurance coverage when traveling
17 January 2012

Medicare's opportunities to reduce healthcare costs didn't completely end in December
10 January 2012

At Christmas, a kind word for Medicare Advantage plans
20 December 2011

Medicare’s future benefit changes: reading the demographic tea leaves
13 December 2011

Medicare, income taxes and healthcare costs
06 December 2011

Medicare’s costs, retirement spending levels, and the four percent rule
29 November 2011

Medigap policies: a tale of two markets (3 of 3)
22 November 2011

Medigap policies: is lifetime guaranteed access on its way? (2 of 3)
15 November 2011

Medigap policies and their costly virtues (1 of 3)
08 November 2011

Raising the bar for Medicare Advantage plans
01 November 2011

Medicare Part D: More choices mean less choosing (3 of 3)
25 October 2011

Medicare Part D -- Avoiding Restrictions and Reducing Costs (2 of 3)
18 October 2011

Medicare’s Part D Stand-Alone Plans: Bending the Cost Curve (1 of 3)
11 October 2011

Prevention, wellness programs and long-term retirement healthcare costs (2 of 2)
04 October 2011

Prevention, wellness programs, and retirement healthcare costs (1 of 2)
27 September 2011

Medicare Advantage plans: health insurance with declining premiums
20 September 2011

What to look for (and not) in choosing a Medigap policy
13 September 2011

Medicare and the two basic steps in planning for retirement healthcare costs
06 September 2011

Evaluating Medicare employer supplemental plans
30 August 2011

Medicare and the pending re-design of Medigap policies
23 August 2011

Medicare Advantage plans, managed care, and network restrictions
16 August 2011

Medicare's 5-star quality ratings
02 August 2011

Avoiding the excesses of Medicare's fee-for-service benefit design (3 of 3)
26 July 2011

Medicare's fee-for-service benefit design (2 of 3)
19 July 2011

Fee-for-Service Medicare and surging healthcare costs (1 of 3)
12 July 2011

Accountable care and the country's Top 10 Medicare Advantage plans (3 of 3)
05 July 2011

Medicare, accountable care, and the primary care physician (2 of 3)
28 June 2011

Medicare and accountable care (1 of 3)
21 June 2011

Longevity and healthcare spending during retirement
14 June 2011

Value-based insurance design and Medigap plans (2 of 2)
07 June 2011

Medicare meets value-based insurance design (1 of 2)
31 May 2011

Minimizing costs in employer retiree plans
24 May 2011

Catastrophic protection and the various types of Medicare supplemental coverage
17 May 2011

Adjusting the estimates for retirement healthcare costs
10 May 2011

Medicare coverage and the aging curve
03 May 2011

Medicare's wellness visit as a cost-reduction tool
26 April 2011

Avoiding costly Medicare enrollment mistakes
19 April 2011

Medicare: controlling costs by seeing younger physicians
12 April 2011

Controlling drug costs: discovering substitutes for brand-name drugs (3 of 3)
05 April 2011

Controlling Medicare's Part D costs (2 of 3)
29 March 2011

Medicare's Part D costs are not managed well by most retirees (1 of 3)
22 March 2011

Women's vs. men's retirement healthcare costs
15 March 2011

Five reasons that Medicare Advantage plans have recently improved their coverage
08 March 2011

Medicare's Part D and $4 Drugs
01 March 2011

Medicare's unequal gaps
22 February 2011

Medicare Costs: Higher incomes translate to higher premiums
15 February 2011

Discounted Medigap premiums for the four newest plans
08 February 2011

Medicare and concierge medicine
01 February 2011

Medigap Select policies: a seldom-used way to cut costs
25 January 2011

Medicare's perfect storm
18 January 2011

Medicare's compressed enrollment periods
11 January 2011

Developing written financial plans for managing retirement healthcare costs
04 January 2011