“Medicare for All” became a popular rallying cry during the recent midterm elections — especially for Democrats.  Last fall, the Trump Administration’s top Medicare official, however, warned that Medicare has enough prob ...

The IRS is warning retirees to get an idea of how much income tax you may owe for 2018, and determine whether you need to make an estimated payment by January 15th, 2019.  Recent changes to the tax law lowered individual ...

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 ...