Sometimes you may have both private insurance and Medicare coverage. Learn how this can happen, how the plans work together, which pays first, and more.

Coordination of benefits rules determines which insurer pays first when someone has multiple health plans, including Medicare. Medicare can challenge this processing through recovery.

People age 65 or older, as well as people of any age with certain disabilities, qualify for Medicare. There are significant differences between Medicare and private insurance plan options ...

Keep in mind that you can't typically buy private health insurance through the health insurance marketplace if you can get Medicare. If you're 65 or older, you can only buy a marketplace plan if ...

The Health Insurance Marketplace, created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), allows people who are not enrolled in Medicaid, Medicare, or an employer-based group health insurance plan to purchase a ...

Patients who leave Medicare plans run by private insurance companies in favor of traditional Medicare end up costing the government much more than typical patients, according to a new analysis by ...

You can have Medicare and employer insurance at the same time. Learn about the potential benefits and costs and how to decide if having both is right for you.

If you’re over 65 and still working, and you are currently covered by an employer health insurance plan (through you or your spouse), it may make sense to sign up for Medicare now. But, as long ...

The Original Medicare program consists of two main parts -- Part A for hospital insurance and Part B for general medical insurance -- along with supplemental private insurance for prescription drugs.