What Rising Prices Could Mean for Your Retirement Plans
About 1 in 8 Gen Xers and baby boomers say they’ve postponed or considered postponing retirement due to inflation, according to a March 2022 survey by the Nationwide Retirement Institute.…
Kate Ashford
Kate Ashford is a writer and NerdWallet authority on Medicare. She has more than 15 years of experience writing about personal finance, and her work has been published by the BBC, Forbes, Money, AARP and Parents, among others. She has a degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. Email: [email protected]
Posts by Kate Ashford:
Best Medicare Advantage Plans in Indiana
Nearly 1.3 million people in Indiana are signed up for Medicare, placing it in the top 20 U.S. states for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare is the government health care program for…
Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage: Which Should I Choose?
When it’s time to sign up for Medicare, one of the first and most substantial decisions you face is whether to choose Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage. In 2022, 45%…
Can You Negotiate Your COVID-19 Hospital Bills?
Of people who had private insurance from March 2020 to March 2021 and were billed for a COVID-19 hospitalization, the average out-of-pocket cost was almost $4,000. Among people with Medicare Advantage,…
How to Choose Health Insurance: Your Step-by-Step Guide
You typically have a limited amount of time to choose the best health insurance plan for your family, but rushing and picking the wrong coverage can be costly. Here’s a…
4 Big Expenses You Could Face in Retirement
Retirement planning is part savings, part guessing game. While many of your day-to-day expenses will remain the same, there are big-ticket categories that can take a large bite out of…
Medicare Premiums and Deductibles: What You’ll Pay in 2022
The costs and deductibles associated with the different parts of Medicare may change each year. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, releases the new costs for Medicare…
Best Medicare Advantage Plans in Montana
More than 240,000 people in Montana are signed up for Medicare. Medicare is the government health care program for people age 65 and older. Medicare Advantage is a bundled alternative…
Best Medicare Advantage Plans in Massachusetts
More than 1.3 million people in Massachusetts are signed up for Medicare, placing it in the top half of U.S. states for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare is the government health care…
Best Medicare Advantage Plans in Arizona
Nearly 1.4 million people in Arizona are signed up for Medicare, placing it in the top half of U.S. states for Medicare beneficiaries. Medicare is the government health care program…
