Tag: Medicare

Young caregiver helping senior man with disability pay for bills online using laptop at table in living room

People are really confused. We’ve embarked on a host of studies about long-term care.  One component of that effort is to assess the public’s understanding of how these costs are financed.  A bunch of surveys over the last 10 years indicate that people are confused; most think that Medicare plays a major role.  In fact,…

One way sign

If a 65-year-old signs up for a Medigap policy but decides a year or two later that the premiums are too high, the new retiree can easily switch to an Advantage policy with a low premium. But if, after starting retirement with Advantage, he wants to switch to a more flexible Medigap policy, he could…