How Much Do You Know About Long-Term Care Costs? Not only are there wide – spread misconceptions about the costs of long-term care services, but…
Are Higher Costs Coming For Medicare Advantage Enrollees? By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Back in February, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Expenses That Can Blow Your Retirement Budget Retirements can last 30 years, but will your savings? To make your retirement finances last as long as…
Congressional Corner from Sen. Mark Begich (AK) My commitment to Social Security is unwavering. Since coming to the Senate, one of my top priorities has…
What Do You Estimate Next Year’s COLA Will Be? Q: The COLA we received this year is a sham. My meager increase was completely taken…
Does Medicare Require Me To Get A Referral? Q: Does Medicare require me to get a referral? I recently turned 65 and enrolled in a…
A push in the House to give legal status to illegal immigrants is reviving some movement toward immigration legislation this year. But the effort is…
Seniors Reject Retirement Trust Fund Borrowing As Disability Fix By Mary Johnson, editor According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Social Security Disability program will…
Will It Work? New Program Hopes To Lower Costs Of Caring For Low-Income Seniors An experimental new program will affect the healthcare coverage of low-income seniors…
By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Since 1990, Medicare has been considered a high-risk program due to its complexity and its susceptibility to fraud, waste, and…