Tag: Medicare Advantage

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Two people in my family who are independent contractors and lack employer health insurance happen to be turning 65 this year and will finally be eligible for Medicare. Hallelujah! A report by KFF, the health care research and news organization, shows why Medicare eligibility is a milestone: 22 percent of people over 65 are paying…

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If other baby boomers and members of Gen-X are like me, they have taken a second, third or even a fifth look at their finances and asked: Will I really be able to retire? The impulse to ruminate over this major decision may be driving the strong interest in recent Squared Away articles on financia…