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02.08.2017 09.57 CDT

As more Americans work past 65, it is increasingly important to understand how employer coverage and Medicare affect each other.

Medicare and Your Employer Health Coverage: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Avoiding Traps in Coordinating Medicare and Employer Health Coverage

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As more Americans work past 65, an increasing number are able to join Medicare and retain employer coverage. However, the intersection of Medicare and employer coverage has a number of traps for the unwary and some of these traps come with significant financial consequences. It is important for individuals – and employers – to understand Medicare’s complex rules and to be alert to these traps.

Tax Reform: More Challenges for Employee Benefit Plans

Tax reform regarding employee benefit plans may come under attack by legislators.

401(k) Health Plans retirement plan limits tax expenditure

Tax breaks for employee benefit plans represent a significant loss of revenue for the federal government. In the movement to reduce corporate taxes – and offset reduced federal revenue from those tax cuts - employee benefit plans represent an attractive target for legislators.

Medicare Eligibility: A Boon and a Trap

Eligibility for Medicare is really eligibility for two different types of insurance coverage.

Enrollment Medicare Medicare Supplement

Your current health insurance may be affected – and even reduced - once you become eligible for Medicare. Learn more about these complicated rules to avoid unpleasant surprises.