Latest News
How to Appeal When Medicare Won’t Pay
How does one go about appealing Medicare when they won’t pay for something that has been covered in the past? If you disagree with a coverage or payment decision made by Medicare, you can appeal, and you’ll be happy to know…
Social Security: No more errands; stay home for the holidays
Let’s face it, the last thing you are going to want to do during this holiday season is another errand. You’ve hung the lights, plugged them in, and were frustrated when you realized you needed to replace one little bulb to…
Here’s how Florida’s recent population surge, making it the third largest state, has an impact:.
Here’s how Florida’s recent population surge, making it the third largest state, has an impact: Congress: More residents mean more representation in the U.S. House. Florida’s 17.6-percent growth in the 2010 Census brought two new House seats to the state…
Rising VA Disability Payments Linked to Veteran Unemployment
Unemployment persists among military veterans as a sharply growing number of them are receiving disability payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new study by a Stanford economist. The steep increase in such payments, Mark Duggan suggests,…
Tips to fight senior scams from Sen. Bill Nelson
Last November, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging launched a special fraud hotline to help deal with the “epidemic” of fraud and scams targeting older Americans and retirees. In the months since, the committee staff says it has responded…
How Much Was Misspent on Food Stamps in 2014
This year the U.S. Department of Agriculture misspent $2.4 billion on food stamps, according to a November report from the USDA Office of Inspector General. “Misspending” means the USDA gave a household either more or less food stamp benefits than it…
Congress Goes Home Leaving Social Security Administration Without a Director – Again
Let’s take quick stock of what this lame duck Congressional session has meant for middle-class Americans, especially seniors and their families: 1. Legislation that reversed 40 years of federal law protecting retirees’ pensions was tucked quietly into the massive spending bill.…
Who cares about senior citizens?
There are nearly 40 million seniors living in the United States and over 50 percent are going hungry daily; they need our help, our support. It is projected that by the year 2050 the number of seniors living in the…
How To Prevent Rising Controlled Substance Use In Medicare
A new investigative report indicated that controlled substance prescriptions for Medicare patients have increased, leaving many wondering: What can be done to prevent physicians from churning out prescriptions for these highly addictive drugs? Conducted by ProPublica, a non-profit organization that describes…
Homeless veterans move into Sacred Heart Apartments
Darren Dalpiaz has trouble remembering things. It’s a side effect, the 48-year-old veteran said, from a severe head injury he suffered while serving in the Army. Combined with his social anxiety disorder, the disability makes it hard for him to…