Seven things to know about Medicare’s home health care benefit

Seven things to know about Medicare’s home health care benefit

From the National Council on Aging – Experiencing a health emergency, like an injury from a fall or a heart attack, often requires hospitalization. While your hospital stay may only be for a short time, you may need assistance when you return home. Medicare can...
Why are so many Boomers dying millionaires and leaving no will?

Why are so many Boomers dying millionaires and leaving no will?

From The Free Financial Advisor – by Catherine Reed – Baby boomers, the generation born between 1946 and 1964, hold more wealth than any other living group in history. Many of them have built fortunes through decades of real estate growth, long-term investing, and...
9 family secrets that can resurface in probate court

9 family secrets that can resurface in probate court

From AOL — By Daniel Webster —  When a person passes away, their estate must go through a legal process called probate, where the court validates the will and oversees the distribution of assets. This public process is intended to be orderly, but it can often become a...
Senate seeks deeper Medicaid cuts, slashing disability services

Senate seeks deeper Medicaid cuts, slashing disability services

From Disability Scoop — By Michelle Diament —  Just weeks after the U.S. House of Representatives approved billions in cuts to Medicaid, the Senate is considering even deeper cuts, a move that advocates say would have dire consequences for people with disabilities....
Why the Social Security Retirement Age Is Now 67, Not 65

Why the Social Security Retirement Age Is Now 67, Not 65

From Elder Law Answers — By Lee Pruitt —  Takeaways Full Social Security Retirement Age (FRA) is 67 for those born in 1960 or later, not 65 as it once was, due to legislation adjusting for increased life expectancy. Claiming Social Security benefits before FRA results...