It's important to know how Medicare really works.

Medicare Advantage and Medigap plans differ in cost, networks, and coverage. Learn how to compare options and choose the plan ...

With healthcare costs climbing at more than twice the rate of Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), a new report warns that they could eventually surpass benefits and eat into retirement ...

The Medigap open enrollment period (OEP) begins the month a person turns 65, and it lasts for 6 months. There are some rules that apply. Medigap plans are available to those who have Original Medicare ...

There’s no doubt Medicare is popular among older Americans: In a 2024 Gallup poll, 87% of adults over 65 believe the federal health insurance program will be important or extremely important to them ...

Reforming Medigap could be done either by the federal government or by states. If Medigap and Medicare Advantage (MA) reform proceeded in parallel, Congress could combine reducing MA overpayments with ...

About 14.5 million beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medigap plan, which helps cover certain cost-sharing aspects of original Medicare, such as copays or deductibles. Although the plans are generally ...

Medicare beneficiaries can buy Medicare Supplement Insurance, or Medigap, to help cover certain out-of-pocket costs associated with Medicare Part A and/or Part B. (If you’re shopping during open ...

Justin Brock is the President of Bobby Brock Insurance. Our book Medicare Breakdown on Amazon talks about the different Medigap Plans. If you are covered only by Original Medicare, you will likely ...

In the alphabet soup that is Medicare, some of the names and letters can be confusing. Medigap Plan A is one such piece of the puzzle that is sometimes confused for Medicare Part A. Medigap Plan A is ...