Medicare’s solvency problem, and what to do about it

This week on the podcast, we consider the most urgent retirement-related issue facing the new Biden administration and Congress: Medicare’s solvency problem. The problem has to do with just one part of Medicare – Part A. That’s the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund,...
Medicare fall enrollment is here – what to look out for this year

Medicare fall enrollment is here – what to look out for this year

Every fall, you have an opportunity to review your Medicare coverage during the open enrollment season that runs from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7. This is the only chance most enrollees get to switch between original fee-for-service Medicare and Medicare Advantage, the...
What COVID19 is teaching us about how to reform Medicare

What COVID19 is teaching us about how to reform Medicare

This week on the podcast, we take a look at what the pandemic is teaching us about ways to improve Medicare. The crisis has put a bright spotlight on weaknesses in many of the systems designed to protect Americans from risks. But older people are more susceptible to...
The case for Medicare for All

The case for Medicare for All

This week, the podcast features Part Two of our discussion about ways to expand Medicare to more Americans. Last week, we spoke with Marilyn Moon, a top expert on Medicare who co-chaired the recent report on expanding Medicare from the National Academy of Social...