Don’t Let the Extras Fool You—Best Medicare Advantage Plans Still Come with Conditions
Key Takeaways
Medicare Advantage plans often promote their extra perks, but those benefits may come with rules, restrictions, or trade-offs that affect your coverage.Choosing a top-rated plan inv…
The Fine Print Behind Medicare’s Mental Health Coverage Could Make or Break Your Access in 2025
Key Takeaways
Medicare now covers more mental health services than ever before in 2025, but the fine print can significantly impact whether those services are accessible or affordable for you.Kno…
If You’re Planning to Rely on Medicare, You’ll Want to Read This Before Budgeting for Retirement
Key Takeaways
Medicare doesn’t eliminate healthcare expenses in retirement; you still face premiums, deductibles, copayments, and out-of-pocket limits.Failing to account for these costs in …
Some of the Best Medicare Advantage Plans Come With Surprises—and Not the Good Kind
Key Takeaways
Some of the best-rated Medicare Advantage plans in 2025 still come with unexpect…
What Every Medicare Recipient Should Know About Their Rights to Counseling, Therapy, and Emotional Support
Key Takeaways
Medicare now covers a wider range of mental health services, including individual and group therapy, counseling, and treatment by new provider types like marriage and family therapists (MFTs) and m…
Thinking About Starting Therapy? Here’s What Medicare Will and Won’t Pay for This Year
Key Takeaways
In 2025, Medicare covers a wide range of mental health services including therapy, psychiatric evaluations, and prescription medications, but only when certain criteria are met.Whil…
How Medicare’s Seemingly Small Charges Add Up to Big Financial Headaches for Seniors Every Year
Key Takeaways
Even with Medicare, your annual healthcare expenses can reach thousands due to premiums, deductibles, copays, and uncovered services.Budgeting for Medicare requires a detailed look …
Best Medicare Advantage Plans Often Look Alike—Until You Dig Deeper into the Coverage
Key Takeaways
Many Medicare Advantage plans appear nearly identical on the surface, but key differences in coverage, networks, and costs often reveal themselves only upon deeper inspection.In 202…
Big Mental Health Changes Came to Medicare in 2024—And It Could Affect You Directly
Key Takeaways
As of January 1, 2024, Medicare now covers services provided by licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFTs) and mental…
You Have Medicare Coverage for Mental Health—But Are You Using It the Right Way?
Key Takeaways
Medicare now offers broader mental health coverage, including outpatient therapy, inpatient psychiatric care, and
