Q: Does Medicare cover eye care? I'm diabetic and require eye exams frequently. A: Medicare generally will not pay for routine eye exams and glasses, but will pay for some services if you need treatment for eye diseas ...

After spending four days at a local hospital being treated for a broken elbow and pelvis, 93-year-old Lois Frarie went to a nearby nursing home to build up her strength. Her family was later shocked to learn they would h ...

By Representative Tim Bishop (NY-1) Social Security has been the bedrock of retirement security for America's seniors since the program was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1935. With the creation of ...

"Free" Medicare Preventive Services May Not Be Medicare materials give the impression that "You pay nothing for most preventive services," but that's not always the case. To qualify, you must meet certain guidelines. ...

By Mary Johnson Recent healthcare cost data have the experts perplexed. According to a new analysis from actuaries of the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services, national healthcare spending in 2011 grew at just 3. ...

Three Programs That Help Seniors With Medicare Costs If you or a family member have limited income and have trouble paying Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs, Medicare Savings Programs may help.  If you qualify ...

Raising the eligibility age for Medicare from 65 to 67 is a leading option under discussion to cut government spending on Medicare.  With the Social Security retirement age rising to 67, proponents say that having a simi ...

Q:  I turn 66 this year and my wife is 65.  Neither one of us has started Social Security.  We receive health insurance through my employer.  Do we need to sign up for Medicare yet?  A:  It depends.  If you meet the r ...

By Mary Johnson   Senior voters just endured a tsunami of fact checks, competing truth squads and battling claims over the candidates' plans for Medicare.  But post-election reality is setting in and lame duck law ...