The best time to think about your parents' Medicare is when they're healthy. Medical care becomes a bigger part of life as we age and having a Plan B for managing that care is necessary to ensure your ...

Dear Toni: My Medicare began June 1, and I received my first bill about a week ago. This bill is for four months, from June 1 to Sept. 30, and is over $700. I thought Medicare was monthly. If I pay ...

Dear Toni: My Medicare starts Oct. 1 and I received my first bill, due on Sept. 25, about a week ago. This bill is for 3 months (Oct. 1-Dec. 31) and is over $525. I currently have more than $10,000 on ...

Once you enroll in Medicare, you’re no longer eligible to put pretax funds in an HSA. You can use money already in your HSA to pay for some Medicare costs, but there’s a tax penalty if you put pretax ...

A recent Medicare executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Oct. 3 aims to expand beneficiaries’ access to medical savings accounts, according to CNBC. Not many details were revealed about ...

If you've received a confirmation letter from Medicare.gov that you didn’t expect, you're not alone, and it could mean your Medicare bill is at risk of rising. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

The way in which you seek medical care can significantly affect how much you pay. Medicare will limit access to most of its telehealth services in 2025. Select services will remain available to ...