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How many pages does it take to explain the basics of the U.S. Medicare program? If you answered "a lot more than it used to", you're right! Each year, legal publisher CCH puts out a book simply titled ...

Original Medicare (Parts A and B), Medicare Advantage (Part C), and Medicare Part D all have a deductible that a person must meet each year before full coverage begins. Medicare sets specific ...

Sometimes, you can lose Medicaid coverage at age 65 as you become eligible for Medicare. This is called the Medicare cliff and can lead to changes to your benefits and coverage, as well as higher ...

The alphabet soup of Medicare — multiple parts and plans, starting with A all the way through N — can be bewildering, especially for those who are newly eligible for Medicare. In this guide, we break ...

In less than three months, the federal government is set to announce the initial 10 drugs subject to first-ever price negotiations in Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies and their supporters want to ...

Toni: I need to make the right Medicare decision because I turn 65 in August and have not had a health plan for 2 years. I do not know where to start or what to do. My friends are advising me if I do ...

Millions of older Americans get health benefits through Medicare. But coverage under Medicare isn't a one-size-fits-all sort of deal. As an enrollee in original Medicare, you have the option to choose ...

Dear Toni: I'm stressed about what I need to do to enroll in Medicare because I am working part-time with no benefits, only individual health insurance. I turn 65 in November and need my Medicare and ...