If there's one expense that tends to increase among retirees, it's healthcare. Fidelity puts the average cost of it in ...

Signing up for Medicare can be complicated, and mistakes can be costly. Let's demystify these five Medicare myths to avoid ...

Many adults approaching retirement expect that Medicare will pay for nursing care in the event of disability. It won't.

As reconciliation bill makes its way through Congress, public pressure could still limit the damage to Medicaid and Medicare.

There are certain ages that are considered popular ones in the context of claiming Social Security. Age 62, for example, is a ...

Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who, like Diamond, thought they didn’t need to sign up for Medicare upon turning 65 because they had group health coverage.

Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn’t need for Medicare because they had group ...

Patient advocates say they frequently hear from people who thought they didn’t need to sign up for Medicare when they turned 65 because they had group health coverage. That delay sometimes ...

If you sign up for a new Part D plan — or a Medicare Advantage plan that includes drug coverage — during the OEP, your coverage will begin on January 1 of the following year.

You can sign up for Medicare Part B via telephone by calling 800-772-1213. Phone lines are typically open Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. local time.

If you don’t sign up for Medicare during the initial enrollment period, you can sign up for Medicare during the general enrollment period between January 1 and March 31 each year.

Because, God forbid, let’s not make Medicare any simpler when it could be more complicated. Fortunately, there was one drug plan offered with a zero premium, so I pounced on that one.