Social Security benefits will increase by a tepid 1.5% in January. That will boost the average monthly Social Security benefit of $1,161 by only $17.40 per…
COLA Announcement Delayed Due To Shut Down Seniors will receive an estimated 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective January 1st. This preliminary estimate was recently released…
Here’s a list of common scams from the StopMedicareFraud.gov website: Be suspicious of doctors, healthcare providers, or suppliers who: Ask for your Medicare number in…
Can Home Health Agencies Provide Rebates? Q: My brother-in-law has a low income and is getting home healthcare services. Recently I stopped in and saw a fancy…
Check Your Drug Coverage: 2014 Part D Initial Coverage Less Generous Medicare Part D’s infamous drug coverage gap, aka: the “doughnut hole,” is slowly closing —…
Beware of Obamacare Scams! There’s a huge amount of confusion about the new healthcare reform marketplaces and the start of Obamacare. That creates all sorts of…
Take A Quiz Medicare remains a target of budget cuts in Washington as political leaders and other policy makers consider potential changes to the program.…
By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Each year, Medicare and Medicaid – two of the government’s largest and most financially strapped programs – lose tens of…
Mary Johnson, editor Advocates of immigration reform say that more immigration would help shore up Social Security and Medicare because the programs need more workers.…
The House is working on bipartisan Medicare legislation that would increase premiums and out-of-pocket spending for millions of beneficiaries. The legislation contains three changes proposed in…