As a senior in or approaching retirement, you may be looking at your medical care options. Original Medicare has been the traditional route seniors go through to get medical coverage. Did you know ...

Medicare costs are climbing in 2026, raising questions about whether supplemental coverage makes financial sense.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...

Medicare Advantage or Medicare Supplement? Which is best for you and what are the differences between the plans?

This article is the first in the Health Affairs Forefront series, Supplemental Benefits in Medicare Advantage, featuring analysis and discussion from all stakeholder perspectives with the goal of ...

Smart Medigap Plans, a Texas-based Medicare insurance agency, has expanded its service offerings to address the increasing demand for personalized Medicare guidance as approximately 10,000 Americans ...

Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans offer special supplemental benefits for people with chronic illnesses in addition to their standard benefits, which match those of Original Medicare (parts A and ...

Medicare Advantage, also known as Medicare Part C, is a managed care alternative to traditional Medicare coverage offered by health plans. In recent years, Medicare Advantage membership has grown ...

As medical costs rise, Medicare Advantage plans face significant restructuring. Insurers are reducing plan offerings and ...

This article is a co-publication with HEALTH CARE un-covered, a website about the health insurance industry. It is available at wendellpotter.substack.com. In mid-March, the Medicare Payments Advisory ...

Medicare supplement insurance, also called Medigap, is a form of insurance that helps cover gaps in Original Medicare (parts A and B). Residents of Missouri can choose from a range of Medicare ...

If you’re living with a chronic condition, you may qualify for special benefits under some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans. Because Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans are run by private insurers, ...