When is the optimal time couples should claim Social Security?
When it comes to Social Security claiming decisions, timing is everything.
5 days ago
Phil Moeller
Phil Moeller is the author of Get What’s Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs and the co-author of the updated edition of The New York Times bestseller Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security, with Making Sen$e’s Paul Solman and Larry Kotlikoff.
A reader illustrates how the process of shopping for Medicare coverage is broken
Shopping for the right Medicare Advantage plan is way more complicated than it should be.
December 23, 2019
How to navigate the transition from Affordable Care Act plans to Medicare
When people turn 65, the eligibility rules for ACA plans change. Here's what you need to know.
December 13, 2019
Divorced and nearing 65? Read this before claiming Social Security benefits
Phil Moeller answers a reader question on divorce and Social Security.
December 6, 2019
Medicare’s open enrollment can be confusing — here are some last-minute tips
Although choosing a new Medicare plan might be harder this year, the benefits of shopping around continue to be worth it.
December 3, 2019
Divorce, ex-spousal benefits and when to delay Social Security
Phil Moeller answers questions about deferring Social Security.
November 25, 2019
If you’re receiving Social Security and still working, a recent Executive Order could help
A little-noticed provision could help Social Security and HSAs work together.
November 21, 2019
Private insurers are increasing their plan offerings for Medicare Advantage in 2020
That's up 15% from 2019,
November 15, 2019
Medicare’s new Plan Finder: the good, the bad and the ugly
Plenty of room for improvement.
November 1, 2019
Can my ex-husband bar me from his retirement benefits?
Phil Moeller wades into some swampy legal terrain.
October 21, 2019
The pros and cons of Medicare Advantage plans
Another installment in Considerable's special series on Medicare's annual open enrollment period.
October 8, 2019
Medicare Part D: How to choose the right plan, save money and get better coverage
The next installment in Considerable's special series on Medicare's annual open enrollment period.
October 7, 2019
The new Medicare Plan Finder is here — and it’s causing some confusion
Another installment in our special series on Medicare's annual open enrollment period.
October 4, 2019
Private insurers are improperly rejecting Medicare drug claims
The private insurers operating Medicare Part D plans may be putting profits ahead of patient interests.
September 30, 2019
Original Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: what’s the difference?
Part of our special series to help Considerable readers get ready for Medicare’s annual open enrollment period.
September 27, 2019
3 important Medicare documents you need for open enrollment
The first installment in a special series on Medicare's annual open enrollment period.
September 23, 2019
3 problems that are spiking health care costs — and how to fix them
Phil Moeller talks to Dr. Marty Makary about his new book.
September 19, 2019
Two lesser-known rules that could impact your decision to delay Social Security benefits
Logical or not, the rules can introduce a lot of quirks into a couple’s claiming decisions.
September 13, 2019
Very few people have a Medicare medical savings account — but it might be just what you need
Only 0.01% of the 61 million people enrolled in Medicare have an MSA. Here's why that's about to change.
September 9, 2019
Can people with low incomes qualify for a Medicare subsidy?
In this week’s column, Phil Moeller answers a question about Medicare subsidies.
September 6, 2019