Who will care for you when you are elderly and frail? You should plan now
Looking at the rising numbers of older citizens who will need care, and the shrinking numbers of younger people available to care for them, it has been clear for a long time that we are heading toward a serious shortage…
Watchdog reports reveal problems at the strained, underfunded Social Security Administration
Long before the year in which Social Security will run short of funds, the agency may cease to effectively serve the older and disabled Americans who depend on it for essential benefits.
Help! How will receiving a legal settlement affect my health care?
A reader asks: When money from a legal settlement runs out, how should she get medical and rehab care again?…
Opinion: Why the midterm elections are key to protecting senior benefit programs
Democratic majorities in either the House or Senate would, for the time being, protect against further weakening of these programs, writes columnist Philip Moeller.
A mother writes that the treatment facilities that treat her adult daughter's disorder do not take Medicare. What should they do?…
Seemingly overnight, big changes to Medicare morphed from being an item on various congressional wish lists into reality as part of last week’s budget deal.
A reader asks: If I opt to start taking the Social Security now, rather than delaying and getting 8 percent annual increases until I'm 70, do I have to sign up for and start paying for Medicare, too?…
Researching the doctors in a Medicare Advantage network is the best way to make sure you don't sign up for a plan and then discover you don't like the care available to you.
The complexities and oddities of Medicare and Social Security are a seemingly endless source of reader puzzlement, and anger. Here are some frequent questions and answers.
