What Do You Estimate Next Year's COLA Will Be? Q:  The COLA we received this year is a sham.  My meager increase was completely taken by rising Medicare premiums and heating bills over the winter.  Now other costs, pa ...

If signed into law, the Fair Raises for Seniors Act would adopt the Consumer Price Index for Elderly Consumers (CPI-E) for the purpose of determining Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs). It would also appl ...

If signed into law, the Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act would create six different demonstration projects that focus on the coordination of care and the delivery of medical ...

If signed into law, the Improving Care for Vulnerable Older Citizens through Workforce Advancement Act would create six different demonstration projects that focus on the coordination of care and the delivery of medical ...

If signed into law, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow individuals receiving "outpatient observation services" in hospitals to be considered "inpatients" so they ma ...

If signed into law, the Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow individuals receiving "outpatient observation services" in hospitals to be considered "inpatients" so they ma ...

If signed into law, the Savings on Medical Expenses for Seniors Act would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make the 7.5 percent threshold for the medical expense deduction permanent for those 65 and older. The threshol ...

Is Congress Exempt From Obamacare? Q:  Can you tell me how Congress is getting their health insurance this year?  Our health plan got canceled and we had to enroll through the federal exchange.  My husband and I now p ...