Medicare Planning
Medicare planning news and analysis, including coverage of the Medicare Advantage program, Medicare supplement insurance, the Medicare Part D prescription drug program, and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly plans.
December 27, 2024
Will the Medicare Plan Market Please Stop Shaking?Amanda Brewton, a distribution and policy veteran, has ideas about how agents can help add stability.
December 21, 2024
Biden Signs Anti-Shutdown Bill With Some Medicare Funding ProvisionsThe final American Relief Act excludes the Medicare plan directory and cancer blood test provisions.
December 20, 2024
Fight Over House Anti-Shutdown Bill Affects Medicare ProvisionsWith a midnight deadline looming, the House and the Senate rushed to approve a package and send it to the president.
December 20, 2024
Preparing for Medicare Changes in the New YearThe costs are higher and the benefits are different.
December 20, 2024
A 10-Point Holiday Family Wellness CheckWhen was the last time you and your clients looked, carefully, inside your parents' refrigerators?
December 20, 2024
The CMS 2026 Proposed Rule Could Shake Your WorldIf you help clients with Medicare plans, life could soon become more complicated.
December 19, 2024
New House Bill Could Kill the Net Investment Income TaxThe 3.8% tax can hit individuals with as little as $200,000 in income.
December 18, 2024
7 Ways the New House Spending Package Could Affect Older ClientsIt could chase away ghost doctors and support high-tech cancer blood tests.
December 12, 2024
Senate OKs Bipartisan Bill That Might Help Older Clients With TechOlder Americans Act reauthorization passed unanimously, and President Biden has just signed a dementia data bill.
December 11, 2024
States to Federal Medicare Program Managers: Please Talk to UsConsumers are not the only ones who sometimes feel lost in the enrollment maze.