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Column: Questionable Social Security and Medicare policies put seniors in a...
Social Security announced last week that its annual cost of living adjustment would be a paltry three-tenths of 1 percent in 2017. This small increase is not only unfair to Social Security recipients,...
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Here’s how to find the Medicare Part D drug plan right for you
The annual Medicare open enrollment period is underway, having begun on Oct. 15 and extending through Dec. 7. For 2017 plans, active shopping may yield the greatest benefits in Medicare Part D...
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Loneliness harms aging health. This new campaign aims to curb isolation
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via AdobeA new national campaign rolling out on Wednesday aims to raise awareness of...
View ArticleLesley Stahl on Becoming a Grandmother, Reporting from the White House, and...
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on April 13th, 2016.Before journalist Lesley Stahl joined 60 Minutes, she became the first woman to serve as CBS News' White House...
View ArticleLauren Graham, Truffles, 'Office Christmas Party'
Journalist Philip Moeller shares tips from his latest book, Get What's Yours for Medicare: Maximize Your Coverage, Minimize Your Costs. "Sporkful" podcast host Dan Pashman gets an inside look at the...
View ArticleGetting the Most Out of Medicare During Turbulent Times
Philip Moeller, who writes the "Making Sen$e" Medicare column for the PBS NewsHour website and reports on aging, health and retirement for Money magazine, shares advice from his latest book, Get What's...
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Column: Why age doesn’t get in the way of good sex
Photo by MoMo Productions via Getty ImagesAging is generally associated with improvements in our quality of life: We become more proficient in our work, learn how to manage our finances better and our...
View ArticleYour Paycheck and Your Lifespan
Why the middle class will have eight fewer years of healthy life than the rich, and what that means for you.
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Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S.
A foreign resident teaches local children how to draw at the Cultural Arts Center in Ajijic June 9, 2012. For decades, American and Canadian expats have flocked to the shores of Chapala, seeking refuge...
View ArticleCan Keeping Our Cells Healthy Lead to a Longer Life?
Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine in 2009, and Dr. Elissa Epel, a health psychologist who studies stress, aging, and obesity, discuss their book, The Telomere...
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Column: Social Security will reduce paper statements in 2017. Here’s why it...
Mature adult looking at Social Security documents Photo by Jim McGuire/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers...
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Care provider directories wrong nearly half the time in Medicare Advantage...
Photo by Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller, who writes widely on aging and retirement, is here to provide the answers you need. Phil is the...
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Column: Why aren’t my chiropractic appointments covered by Medicare?
Phil Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on aging and retirement. Photo by Dean Mitchell/Getty ImagesEditor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers you need on...
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My employer health insurance is unaffordable. Should I get Medicare?
Journalist Philip Moeller answers your questions on aging and retirement. Photo by Ariel Skelley/Blend Images via Getty Images.Editor’s Note: Journalist Philip Moeller is here to provide the answers...
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Column: Need to unload family heirlooms? Prepare for disappointment
Richard Eisenberg of Next Avenue has advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms. Photo by Jon Nazca/ReutersEditor’s Note: Next Avenue columnist Richard Eisenberg has advice for boomers...
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Want to live past 100? These centenarians share their secrets
100-year-old Marge Jetton lifts weights every morning. “I’m for anything that has to do with health” Jetton says. Photo by Getty.Gertrude Siegel is 101 and hears it all the time. “Everyone says ‘I want...
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Many seniors who qualify for home-based care under Medicare aren’t receiving...
A worrisome and growing number of Medicare enrollees have said that they have been denied home-based care even though they are qualified to receive it and it is covered by Medicare, Phil Moeller...
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How older adults can recover from loneliness
Photo by Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/Getty ImagesIt’s widely believed that older age is darkened by persistent loneliness. But a considerable body of research confirms this isn’t the case.In fact, loneliness...
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If I’m healthy, do I really need a Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan?
The Social Security Administration has no idea who’s in your family unless you tell them. That information can affect the benefits you collect. Photo by Siri Stafford/Getty Images.Editor’s Note:...
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What do you need to know about successful aging and retirement?
Tens of millions of adults are chronically lonely, which has deleterious impacts on aging. Photo by brunella fratini/via Adobe. related words: seniors, retirement, health care, medicareEditor’s Note:...
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