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Attention, Medicare recipients! Once a year, between Nov. 15 and Dec. 31, the government gives you a chance to change your minds about some aspects of the program that you previously chose. While it can be difficult to switch from one Medigap or Medicare Advantage plan to another without...

Sometimes it seems as if the raging debate about overhauling health-care insurance is filling all the airwaves. Easily lost in this din is that any reform wouldn't take affect until 2013, but Americans need to take steps today to ensure they're properly covered. For seniors enrolled in Medicare,...

While we won't have the official word on the annual cost-of-living increases (COLA) until mid-October, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that there will be no COLA increase for 2010 -- the first time without an increase in 35 years. For most that also means there will be no increase for...