Table of Contents: What Does Long-Term Cost? How to Keep Long-Term Costs Down Healthcare is the one expense that tends to catch seniors off-guard. Cost projection software provider HealthView Services estimates that the average healthy 65-year-old co[...]

Once you become eligible for Medicare, you have a choice between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage coverage. With the former, you get hospital care under Part A, diagnostic and preventive care under Part B, and prescription medication under Pa[...]

Table of Contents: Enrolling Late Choosing the Wrong Part D Plan Automatically Sticking to the Same Part D plan Going Out-of-Network with Medicare Advantage Medicare provides health benefits to millions of seniors, but if you’re not careful, you coul[...]

Table of Contents: Routine Dental Care Vision Care Hearing Aids Long-Term Care How to Get Coverage for the Services You Need Know Your Costs Under Medicare Millions of seniors get health benefits through Medicare, but many are surprised to learn that[...]

As funeral costs creep toward the five-figure mark, the benefits of preneed insurance have never seemed more appealing to those reluctant to place the burden on their beneficiaries.* Though considering your mortality can put a damper on retirement pl[...]

Capable of covering the whole family under one policy, survivorship insurance is an appealing option for couples, since benefits pay out to remaining beneficiaries following the demise of both insured parties, and are potentially applied to estate co[...]

Table of Contents: Pay Off Debt Tailor Living Space to Your Lifestyle Make Smart Investments Prepare for the Worst As Social Security benefits dwindle and the dreaded retirement savings gap strikes fear into the hearts of the aging working class, the[...]

Table of Contents: Part B Premiums Deductibles Coinsurance Supplemental Insurance Late Enrollment Penalties Millions of seniors get health benefits through Medicare, but new enrollees are often caught off-guard when they see the associated expenses. [...]

Table of Contents: Medicare Advantage Plans Medigap Plans Know Your Costs Medicare provides critical health benefits to millions of Americans, and while it is a federally run program, the state you live in could impact the price you pay for it and th[...]

Table of Contents: Your Monthly Costs Under Original Medicare Your Monthly Costs Under Medicare Advantage Additional Costs Under Medicare Many seniors are shocked to learn that Medicare coverage is by no means free. The amount you pay for coverage ea[...]