Dear Toni: My Medicare starts Nov. 1, and I received my first bill, due Oct. 25, about a week ago. This bill is for three months, from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, and it’s over $550. I currently have more than ...

A higher-than-expected first Medicare bill can be a surprise for many people. This often happens because the bill covers more than just one month's premium or includes additional surcharges or ...

The Medicare Part D Late Enrollment Penalty can add a permanent monthly cost to your prescription drug coverage if you delay ...

Medicare premiums for 2026, as well as the costs of Parts A, B, and D, have increased. Here is how much you'll pay in 2026.

My Medicare starts Nov. 1, and I received my first bill, due on Oct. 25, about a week ago. This bill is for three months, from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31, and it's over $550. I currently have more than $12,000 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Medicare is complicated and often needs to be explained. Steve Edmunds from Alliance Insurance Company and Catherine Sevier from AARP join us to talk about how prescription drug ...

Until recently, many civil servants, railroad employees and federal employees were subject to rules that reduced their Social Security benefits or eliminated them entirely due to their employers ...

Medicare fee-for-service payments to physicians should be based on the Medicare Economic Index (MEI), a measure of healthcare inflation, according to a recommendation approved unanimously Thursday by ...