Health Care & Insurance

Medicare leaves plenty of gaps for you to pay, but these strategies will help you reduce the tab.

With no deadline to use your HSA money, think of your account as a retirement fund for medical expenses.

For a set price, patients receive a full range of medical services.

You can make a tax-free rollover from your IRA to a health savings account only once in your lifetime.

New online tools can help consumers find the best deals on medical care.

A health savings account can be a powerful financial tool to cover medical expenses and save for the future.

If you've been putting off the onerous task of finishing your tax returns, these tactics will help you breathe easier.

Nothing will erase the emotional toll this disease takes on families. But you can take steps to stem the financial bleeding.

Prepare for the financial impact of this devastating disease soon after a diagnosis.

Some health care providers are offering credit cards designed to cover uninsured costs, but these cards come with a host of potential problems.

From taxes and credit to saving and money management, you can get lost in the complexity and abundance of financial issues. But by learning some simple ...

Actuaries at insurance companies spend their entire careers looking for tiny statistical nuances that can predict the likelihood that someone will file ...

Visit several places, scour the fine print and ask a lot of questions when choosing an assisted-living facility.

Alternatives are emerging as employers drop retirees from group health plans.

There’s still time to make 2012 contributions to these versatile accounts.

A reader asks if she can use her FSA to help cover her grandsons' dental costs.

Knight Kiplinger offers his sage advice on money matters for the recently (or soon-to-be) married.

You can't keep marginal rates low if you allow deductions for such items as mortgage interest.

Rules for hardship withdrawals vary widely from plan to plan. Some plans don't allow them at all.

Kimberly Lankford shares her most popular advice of the year.

Forecasting hits and misses from The Kiplinger Letter.

New Year’s Eve is the deadline to make these six money-saving moves.

Private and government insurance programs may pay for some of the costs.

Don't drop your policy. Use these strategies instead.

One option: Figure out how much you can afford to pay on your own and buy insurance to fill the gaps.

Shop around to make sure you're getting the best prescription-drug coverage.

Most people will pay more for this government health care plan for seniors.

If you're thinking about making changes to your health benefits, here's what you should know.

Entitlement reform, long resisted, will be part of the high-stakes fiscal cliff debate.

The rules are different for medical and dependent-care flexible spending accounts. Here's what you need to know.

These resources for patients and caregivers can help provide guidance for dealing with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

The IRS isn't likely to track a laptop or TV. It can track gifts of stock or those made by check.

Size up your choices during open-enrollment season.

Use Medicare's Plan Finder to examine all your options and find the best plan for you.

Here's how this rating system works and how you can use it during open enrollment.

Heading into your retirement years brings a slew of new topics to grapple with, and one of the most maddening may be Medicare. Figuring out when to enroll, ...

If all of the tax hikes and spending cuts take effect, stock prices could fall 10% to 20% by year-end.

Obama and Romney both aim to slow the rate of growth in Medicare spending, but they differ on how to achieve that goal.

Even if you are happy with your current plan, check out your options. You may find a better deal.

Focus on the finish line. It's time to get serious about saving, and maybe cutting costs.

Sometimes we love our pets so much, it hurts.

A general preference for young transplant recipients over old makes sense for society.

You may be hit by these taxes even if you don't feel rich. How to ease the bite.

Shop around to compare plans or consider switching to a Medicare Advantage plan to lower your costs.

Grandfathered policies aren't required by the health care law to provide certain benefits.

Each year we round up a list of fabulous freebies, valuable offers with few or no strings attached. This year's list is packed with more something-for-nothing ...

It's a good time to review your options and see if another plan offers a better deal.

Whether you hire in-home help directly or through an agency, ask detailed questions about caregivers' background and training.

Our solutions to 16 financial problems that tie you in knots.

Look for new taxes and benefit changes as the law rolls out.