Introducing Ask Phil – A Curated Guide to Your Benefit Questions
Since co-authoring the first “Get What’s Yours” book in 2015, I have spent nearly seven…
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Aduhelm Preliminary Approval Only for Limited Use in Clinical Trials
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said today (January 11) that it provisionally…
Why Can’t We Make Things Better in Health Care?
I have spent a lot of time around all sorts of insurance companies during the…
We Spent Nearly 10% More in 2020 for Less Health Care
The government’s comprehensive annual report on health spending last year has been released. It shows…
2022 Medicare Premiums Post Big Increases
Many people expect Medicare premiums to be adjusted downward in the wake of the government’s…
2022 Medicare Premiums Post Big Increases
UPDATED DEC. 21 Medicare announced on November 12 that it would apply big rate hikes…
Health care is moving into your home
It usually requires only three reinforcing trends to fire up my punditry genes, but there…
Research about strategies for successful aging
In a world that often seems short on facts and distressingly long on opinions, there’s…
Social Security COLA up 5.9 percent in 2022
The Social Security Administration announced today (October 13) that its annual Cost of Living Adjustment…
2022 Medicare open enrollment
Welcome to my annual plea to spend time on Medicare’s annual enrollment process for next…
