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Medicare for Snowbirds Living in Two States & Dual Residency

The term “snowbird” often refers to retirees who temporarily migrate from the cold winter months of their long-time home to...

4 Tips to Help Your Parents Prepare for Medicare

Many people start out learning about Medicare by helping their senior parents find health insurance coverage. Medicare can be confusing...

Do You Need Medicare if You Have VA Benefits?

Are you a veteran with medical coverage through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) who is eligible, or nearing...

Are There Reasons to Delay Medicare Benefits?

Enrolling in Medicare is something that most people will do at some point, and the benefits of being a Medicare...

Retiring at 67? Understanding Your Medicare Benefits

For anyone born after 1960 or after, the full retirement age is 67. This is the age that you will...

Retiring at 70? Understanding Your Medicare Benefits

After looking back at your career and at all your options for the future, you may decide that retiring at...

How Does Medicare Work with TriCare for Life?

Tricare is the name of the health care program used by the United States Department of Defense, Military. It was...

What is Railroad Retirement Medicare?

If you or a loved one is retiring form the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), you may be wondering how...

Do I Need Prescription Drug Coverage?

Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage has been available as an option for Medicare enrollees since 2006. Before that, Medicare...

Choosing a Part D Plan or Medicare Advantage Plan with Prescription Drug Coverage

If you are eligible for Original Medicare but do not have prescription drug coverage, you may be thinking about signing...

Will I Save Money by Switching Medicare Plans?

As the years go by, everyone’s health care needs change, and Medicare plans change too. If you are enrolled in...

How Does Medicare Health Insurance Work?

Because of the high cost of health care in the United States, more and more people are purchasing health insurance...

Decisions to Make When I Sign Up for Medicare

If your 65th birthday is just around the corner, you might be thinking about what choices you have when it...

What is the Difference Between Medicare Parts A, B, C, and D? 

If you are soon to be one of the 62.6 million people in the U.S. who are enrolled in Medicare,...

How can I find health insurance for seniors? 

Health insurance is one of the most important things you can have to protect not only your health but also...