Fall has arrived, and that means open enrollment for Medicare starts Oct. 15. There are several changes for 2024 that you should know before enrolling or updating your Medicare coverage.

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Medicare Part D beneficiaries can spread out-of-pocket costs through the year rather than paying at the pharmacy. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising ...

Medicare scam calls are a type of identity theft. The goal of most calls is to obtain a person’s Medicare number and other sensitive information, such as bank account or Social Security numbers ...

Your Medicare number is on your government-issued Medicare card, Medicare.gov, and websites for other government benefits. It’s important to keep your Medicare number safe and report it ...

Part A and Part B are known as Original Medicare. Medicare Advantage, also called Part C, is an alternative to Original Medicare. Part D plans provide coverage for prescription drugs. Medicare is ...

Next year’s Medicare Advantage market will be two things at once: remarkably stable broadly, but rife with changes under the surface. Health insurance companies will still offer older adults a ...

Big changes are coming to Medicare next year, as explained in the new digital version of the "Medicare & You" handbook. This official guide, produced by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

Medicare open enrollment runs from October 15 to December 7 each year. During this period, you can switch from original Medicare to a Medicare Advantage plan, or vice versa. You can also choose a ...

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A fourth consecutive year of an above-average cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is still likely to leave retirees disappointed ...

With Medicare prescription-drug benefits on the brink of a shake-up, enrollees who hope to minimize their costs at the pharmacy counter next year need to stay vigilant in the coming months.