Q: How long do you have to be married to claim a Social Security benefit on a husband’s account? May I claim a widow’s benefit…
By Mary Johnson, Editor When President Obama announced his massive immigration executive action last fall, a White House fact sheet said the actions would “expand…
In what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest nationwide crackdown on Medicare and Medicaid fraud ever, some 243 people were recently arrested…
“Weakness” in the Social Security Administration’s policies and procedures is to blame for billions in overpayments of disability insurance benefits, according to the U.S. Government…
Alexandria, VA: One out of three Social Security recipients, about 31 percent, say they rely entirely on Social Security for all of their income, according…
Almost half the people receiving Social Security disability benefits over the past ten years were overpaid, according to a new report from the Social Security…
Fixing Social Security doesn’t necessarily have to require slashing benefits, according to the findings of TSCL’s annual 2015 Senior Survey. Almost 1,200 survey participants weighed…
Mary Johnson Cheap gasoline and home heating oil have made plenty of news since last October. The plunge in petroleum prices, the steepest in six…
Does Social Security Provide Enough Income For Today’s Retirees? More people than ever face a lower standard of living in retirement, according to a growing…
Q: I’m helping my mother who is 70 with her doctor’s appointments. The doctor recommended a shingles, and a pneumonia vaccine. I know Medicare covers…
