When you apply for a Medicare Supplement, your agent will ask for your height and weight. If you’re overweight or obese, are you likely to be approved for a Medicare Supplement or denied? More inside.

We’ve put together 8 New Year’s Resolutions that are realistic. From taking advantage of Medicare’s free exams to double-checking your will, these 8 resolutions will make sure that your health and financial well-being are safe and secure.

Even if you have diabetes, you can still get a Medigap Plan. To get a better idea of how you’d be eligible, we’ll go through some of the underwriting requirements as well as the open enrollment scenarios.

If you’re on Medicare, chances are you have a Medicare Supplement (also called a Medigap plan) to cover your deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance. And after a few years, you’ve become familiar with the dreaded “rate increase.” Letter after letter of 5% here, 7% there, 8.5% everywhere, and you wonder: what gives?

Insurance prices can feel like a mystery. Why does one company charge more than another for the same thing? Why does my neighbor have the same insurance as me, but they don’t pay as much?