Articles
Everything I've written down, newest first. It's the same writing as the guides under each heading — this is just the view for somebody who has been here before.
- Medicare6 minute read
Medicare 101: the four parts, in plain English
What Parts A, B, C, and D actually are, and which ones you have to think about.
- Medicare7 minute read
When you can sign up — and what happens if you miss it
Your enrollment windows, the one that only opens once, and the penalties that last for life.
- Medicare8 minute read
Original Medicare or Medicare Advantage: the two paths
The one real fork in the road, what each path trades away, and how to tell which fits.
- Medicare7 minute read
Medicare Supplements (Medigap), explained
Why a Plan G is a Plan G everywhere, what supplements actually cover, and the timing that matters most.
- Medicare6 minute read
Part D and your prescriptions
How drug plans decide what they cover, why the same medication differs between them, and the yearly check worth doing.
- Medicare7 minute read
Still working at 65? What to do about Medicare
When you can safely delay Part B, when delaying costs you permanently, and why employer size decides it.
- Medicare6 minute read
Social Security and Medicare, and how they interlock
Automatic enrollment, the premium deduction, the two-year income lookback, and the HSA trap.
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