Is Life Insurance After Starting Social Security Worth the Money? Q: Could you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of life insurance once we start Social Security?  Doesn’t Social Security pay widow’s benefits?  ...

(Washington, DC) – One of the first tax cuts to expire under the recent tax law is likely to disproportionately affect older taxpayers and others with the highest healthcare costs starting in 2019, says The Senior Citize ...

List of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions ...

By Mary Johnson, editor After 44-year old Drew Calver had a heart attack last year, his health plan paid nearly $56,000 for a four-day emergency stay in a hospital that was not in his insurance plan’s network.  The ho ...

When You Can’t Afford Your Prescription Drugs, Apply For “Extra Help” We’ve heard stories about cutting back on prescriptions over the years, but recently I heard one about a diabetic who was forced to cut back on the ...

Can You Tell Me About Programs That Help Older Homeowners With Taxes? Q: I’ve heard there are programs that allow older homeowners to get help with property taxes.  Can you tell me anything about these?   A:  Fo ...

By Mary Johnson, editor The question of limiting the profits of health insurance companies is sparking renewed national debate.  The nation’s biggest health insurers have reported robust growth in recent years, due in ...

Poverty Among Older Americans Getting Hard to Ignore For a growing share of older Americans, retirement has come to mean a lower standard of living as they age.  Fewer people are retiring with pensions or adequate ret ...

How Does the New Tax Legislation Affect People Age 65 and Over? Q:  I’d like to do some tax planning before the end of the year.  What can you tell me about the impact on people over the age of 65?   A:  Th ...