This week on the podcast, we’re going to talk about Medicare, and how it can be expanded. The news peg for this edition was Joe Biden’s announcement last week that he will support lowering the age of Medicare eligibility to 60. This brought to mind a recent study on...
The podcast this week is a follow-up to my recent story for The New York Times on Medicare and COVID-19. The topic is important, since older Americans are at a high risk for serious illness from the coronavirus, and most who are over age 65 are covered by Medicare. My...
This week, the podcast focuses on some trends in housing that have some disturbing implications for older adults. But I also wanted to update listeners on the final numbers for next year on the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). So, the podcast is a bit...
Original Medicare, or Medicare Advantage? This is the most basic decision you’ll make about health insurance at the point of retirement. If you opt not to join Original Medicare at that time, you forego the preexisting condition protections offered in Medigap...
