Some Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans provide a flex card for expenses like food, utilities, and medical transportation. To qualify, you must be eligible for Medicare and enrolled in a participating ...

When Pam O'Neill underwent a total knee replacement, her Medicare Advantage plan picked up nearly all the costs. But one aspect of her coverage surprised her. "I get $250 per quarter to spend on ...

Leading up to and during the open enrollment period for Medicare each year, usually between Oct. 15 and Dec. 7, seniors are bombarded with online ads promoting benefits offered by private plans. For ...

Medicare’s open enrollment period began Oct. 15, and will end on Dec. 7. Each year, during the lead-up to the open enrollment period, VERIFY readers send us questions about ads they see that claim to ...

Grocery cards, gas money, golf lessons. Entry fees for social clubs. Hunting licenses or park passes. Cold hard cash. Those are just some of the incentives now being pitched to the elderly as part of ...

Some Medicare Advantage plans offer a flex card benefit. A flex card is a prepaid debit card that you can use for certain out-of-pocket expenses. Medicare Advantage (Part C) plans often offer ...