When people turn 65, many face a shift in their health insurance coverage. Some may feel unsettled or frustrated to find out ...

With the routine annual changes to Medicare and Medicare Advantage plans, combined with the looming potential passage of sweeping federal spending cuts, 2026 is shaping up to be a turbulent year ...

Higher-income earners who get sticker shock from the IRMAA surcharge on their monthly Medicare premiums should make sure they ...

Compared with traditional Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans are, on average, paid more by the taxpayer-funded Medicare system for covering each enrollee. Advantage plans also have more flexibility to ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Medicare Advantage – the commercial alternative to traditional Medicare – is drawing down federal health care funds, costing taxpayers an extra 22% per enrollee to the tune of US$83 ...

Making ends meet should not mean going without your medications. If you have limited income and resources, Medicare’s “Extra Help” program sets it up so this year you pay no more than $2.50 for each ...

Extra Help is a financial support program for Medicare beneficiaries with a Part D plan. It helps people with limited resources manage the cost of prescribed drugs. An income limit, which may ...

Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy.

Medicare Extra Help is a federal assistance program that helps people with limited incomes pay for the costs of Medicare prescription drugs. Medicare Extra Help is not a Medicare policy.

Extra Help is a federal program, set up specifically for helping with prescription medications only. It’s different from the state-sponsored Medicare savings programs. If you have limited income ...

Extra Help is a federal program, set up specifically for helping with prescription medications only. It’s different from the state-sponsored Medicare savings programs. If you have limited income ...

Extra Help can help those with limited income and resources pay for Medicare Part D. To qualify in 2025, you must make less than $23,475 and have less than $17,600 in resources. Married couples ...