Should you keep or switch your Medicare plan?

Update: 2025-10-14

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This is your step-by-step guide to deciding whether to keep, switch, or completely change your Medicare coverage. Decoding Retirement host, Robert “Bob” Powell and Medicare expert Marcia Mantell break down how to use Medicare.gov to compare plans, avoid costly Medigap mistakes, and spot red flags like rising copays or shrinking provider networks. This checklist-driven episode gives retirees the clarity and confidence to choose wisely for 2026.

Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement is hosted by Robert Powell.

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