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The Inflation Reduction Act includes significant improvements to the Medicare program that will kick off in the next few years
BY JIM MILLER | September 11, 2022 at 12:27 p.m.
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Compassionate Allowances allow for faster processing of disability claims for individuals with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease
Daily Check-In Services for Seniors Living Alone
"Can you recommend any services that check in on elderly seniors who live alone?"
What is an Annual Notice of Change?
The Annual Notice of Change is a letter you receive from your Medicare Advantage or Medicare Part D prescription drug plan in late September
Compassionate Allowance
Last month, the Social Security Administration announced 12 new Compassionate Allowances conditions
Locals Seniors Share Words of Wisdom
The people he interviewed were becoming more ambitious, wiser and more wonderful as they age
Super Cheap Basic Cell Phone Plans for Frugal Seniors
Can you do a similar column for those of us who still use basic flip phones?
Alternatives to Showing Your Social Security Card
SSA has taken steps to offer alternate options to reduce the occasions when our customers would need to apply for a replacement card
Changing a Tech Device to Work Well for You
Bridget Agabra is teaching an online class through King County Library System about the topic of Changing a Tech Device to Work Well for You
Ways to Pay for Long-Term Care Without Insurance or Savings
My 86-year-old mother will need either an assisted living facility or nursing home care in the near future, but she doesn’t have long-term care insurance and her savings are minimal
Top 5 Social Security Fraud and Scam Prevention Tools
Protect yourself against Social Security Fraud
Embracing Change
We adapt and change, exhibiting healthy resilience, just like individuals need to do as they age
Should You Take Daily Aspirin for Your Heart?
There's no doubt that taking low-dose daily aspirin is beneficial to most people who've had a heart attack or stroke. But....
How to Sell Unwanted Burial Plots
Life changes such as relocating, family disputes and divorce, along with the growing popularity of cremation in the U.S., is causing more and more people to sell previously purchased burial plots
