The surveyor does not arrive with a presumption of good faith.     She arrives with the incident report, the care plan, the ...

Dear Toni: I retired from my employer in July when I turned 67 and enrolled in COBRA, which began August 1, instead of enrolling in Medicare. I was told that COBRA protected me from the Medicare ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. In 1982, my father retired. Three years later, he turned 65 ...

Question from Elaine: I'm 66, still working, and getting health insurance through my employer. I'd like to continue to work for at least a couple more years. However, there's talk that my office ...

No letter from Medicare verifies your enrollment and benefits. But you can get a verification letter from the Social Security Administration (SSA) that summarizes your SSA benefits. If you’re eligible ...

My oncologist’s office manager advised me that because I am over 65, I may want to apply for Medicare and leave my employer health insurance. Linda, the office manager, said that my health plan denied ...

Dear Toni: I am retired and have moved to My oncologist’s office manager advised me that because I am over 65, I may want to apply for Medicare and leave my employer health insurance. Linda, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Diane Omdahl is a Medicare expert who keeps her readers in the know. We’ve all been reading about the problems with Social ...