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This Year’s Benefits Open Enrollment Period Is an Opportunity You Don’t Want to Miss
health insurance Plan ahead to do a deep dive into the benefits your employer offers. Given what we’ve been through so far in 2020, you may need them!
By Rob Grubka, Fellow in the Society of Actuaries • Published
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Retiree Health Care Costs Are Rising
Healthy Living on a Budget Factors driving the increase include longer life spans, health care inflation and health bills for those who retire before they’re eligible for Medicare.
By the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance • Published
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2020 Election: The Health Care Debate
Politics The presidential candidates’ stances on health care couldn't be more different.
By the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance • Published
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HSAs Get Even Better
Financial Planning A health savings account is a powerful, tax-advantaged tool to cover out-of-pocket medical expenses and a smart way to save for medical expenses in retirement. New rules in 2020 let HSAs and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) cover even more of your health expenses.
By Lisa Gerstner • Last updated
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Pass Along Life Lessons With an Ethical Will
retirement Create a legacy letter to communicate values, experiences and life lessons to your family.
By Alina Tugend • Published
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Finding Affordable Health Care Now
insurance The pandemic has caused millions of people to lose their jobs — and their health coverage. Here’s a guide to finding affordable insurance.
By Lisa Gerstner • Published
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IRS Allows Mid-Year Changes to Health Plans, Expands FSAs and More
taxes The added flexibility should help workers deal with unexpected medical and dependent care expenses from the coronavirus outbreak. But not every employee will benefit from the new IRS rules.
By Rocky Mengle • Published
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Coping with Loss of Healthcare Coverage
spending Families USA’s Cheryl Fish-Parcham joins our hosts Ryan Ermey and Sandy Block to discuss how folks can find medical coverage in the face of job loss. Also, the pair share ways to avoid a new wave of ID theft and talk credit reports and tax software in a new edition of Deal or No Deal.
By Sandra Block • Published
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Medicare Now Covers Telehealth, Thanks to This Pandemic
retirement Many private health insurers have offered telehealth for several years, but Medicare lagged behind covering the service.
By Mark Stein • Published
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