Fewer Americans signed up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance as costs increased due to expiring subsidies.

Toni: On November 6, when the government was still shut down, I turned in my Medicare enrollment forms signed by my employer ...

Medicare is one of the few government programs where a missed deadline can quietly drain your wallet for decades. If you are ...

Dear Toni: I discovered that my mother, who is 67, never enrolled in Medicare Parts B or D. She thought if she did not go to the doctor that she did not need to pay the premium and could enroll later.

Medicare is an absolutely essential element of any successful retirement financial plan. Yet, it is often poorly understood. As a financial planner specializing in Medicare, I am continually astounded ...

Medicare open enrollment is now a wrap, and Minnesota's Medicare manager says many seniors are still reeling from all the coverage changes, cost increases and losses of benefits. "We dealt with a lot ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) have indefinitely suspended the mandatory off-cycle Skilled Nursing Facility (“SNF”) provider enrollment revalidation deadline – one CMS most ...

Every year, millions of Americans navigate the complex world of Medicare enrollment, and every year, countless people make preventable mistakes that cost them money or leave them with inadequate ...

Medicare enrollees have until Dec. 7 to select a plan for the upcoming year. Premiums for traditional Medicare are seeing their largest increase in four years. Contract disputes between hospitals and ...

Bob Herman covers health insurance, government programs, hospitals, physicians, and other providers — reporting on how money influences those businesses and shapes what we all pay for care. He is also ...

Every year, Medicare has a window in which beneficiaries can review and change certain parts of their coverage. According to the official site, the Open Enrollment Period (sometimes called the Annual ...

Jeanine Skowronski is an editor, writer, and journalist with more than 15 years of experience in personal finance and business, including roles at Bankrate, CreditCards.com, and Policygenius. Her work ...