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Medicare plan considerations

Here are 6 takeaways on what people need to think about with their Medicare plans, from a conversation between Morningstar's Christine Benz, director of personal finance, and Mark Miller, a Morningstar contributor who specializes in retirement issues:

With the annual open enrollment period for Medicare ending Friday, advisors should be aware of some options and costs that could affect clients. Christine Benz, director of personal finance for Morningstar spoke with Mark Miller, a Morningstar contributor who specializes in retirement issues, about what people need to think about with their Medicare plans. The slides above detail six takeaways from their conversation.  
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Ginger Szala

Ginger Szala is executive managing editor of Investment Advisor magazine. She covered the financial business and alternatives industry for 30 years while editor of Futures Magazine Group. MSJ Northwestern, BA University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is based in Chicago. Go Blackhawks!