The Annual Election Period (AEP), runs from October 15th to December 7th each year, and it allows Medicare beneficiaries to make changes...

One of the largest expenditures for seniors is the cost of prescription drugs. Many Medicare beneficiaries have a Part D drug plan either...

The Open Enrollment (OEP) timeframe is between November 1 and January 15. Policies applied for between November 1 and December 15, have a...

Did you know that you can apply for Medicare benefits online? You can do this even though you aren’t ready to collect Social Security or...

People who are dual-eligible qualify for Medicare and Medicaid benefits at the same time. Dual-eligibles may be categorized as...

Many individuals are receiving their health insurance from a plan on the Health Insurance Marketplace that includes a subsidy that...

Medigap is Medicare Supplement Insurance that helps fill the “gaps” in Original Medicare and is sold by private companies. Original...

A Medicare Advantage plan is a Medicare plan provided by a private insurer. If a Medicare eligible individual selects a Medicare...

The Medicare program was created on July 30, 1965, by President Lyndon B Johnson. Medicare was never intended to cover all of an...