Medicare enrollment

Enrollees in the federal program for older people and people with certain disabilities can make changes to their health and drug plans. The decision can be complicated, but here are some points to keep in mind.

Officials have threatened to penalize the private companies selling Medicare Advantage and drug plans if they or agents working on their behalf mislead consumers.

There's less than a week left in the Annual Election Period for Floridians enrolled in Medicare to change their plans.Oct. 15 to Dec. 7 is when Medicare…

With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare's popular prescription drug program. The…

One month into Medicare's enrollment period for seniors, the federal government announced that Medicare Part B premiums will be going up in 2016 for new…

Not every American 65 and older is worrying about Medicare's open enrollment period, now underway. Some who are eligible for the government insurance plan…

Sarasota Memorial Hospital will continue to be “in-network” for UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage and employer-based policyholders under a new contract,…

To The Editor:The Nov. 3 Health News Florida article on Doc Feuds Prompts Fraud Investigation, does an excellent job highlighting the problem of Medicare…

Medicare Advantage plans that draw a lot of their enrollment from the poor side of town say they're at a disadvantage on the government's five-star…

Ultimate Health Plans, a scrappy little company north of Tampa, is offering Medicare HMO deals that sound too good to be true: no premium, no deductible,…