If you’re eligible for Medicare but already have health insurance, you may be wondering whether you should keep it or switch. It’s important to understand what creditable coverage means, or you may ...

Here are two very important questions I ask clients who are over 65, still employed, and considering Medicare enrollment. One: “Is your prescription drug coverage considered to be creditable?” The ...

Creditable coverage refers to health insurance that offers at least as much coverage as Medicare. Not all people who qualify for Medicare are ready to enroll, as they may have other creditable ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. Creditable means that the employer plan is expected to pay on ...

When Congress created the Part D benefit for Medicare beneficiaries, it also required group health plan sponsors and certain other entities to notify Medicare-eligible participants and the Centers for ...