Month: December 2010

Consider an average-wage, two-earner couple together earning $89,000 a year. Upon retiring in 2011, they would have paid $114,000 in Medicare payroll taxes during their careers.But they can expect to receive medical services — from prescriptions to hospital care...

Fibromyalgia is a syndrome marked by widespread pain -- including discomfort at specific "tender points" in the body -- along with symptoms like fatigue, irritable bowel and sleep problems. It is estimated to affect up to 5 million U.S. adults, most commonly...

The U.S. government is phasing out paper checks for these benefit programs, under a Treasury Department rule finalized Tuesday. The Treasury expects the shift to save Social Security $1 billion over the next 10 years.Under the final plan, anyone applying for benefits...

Jason Zweig and Mary Pilon write in the Wall Street Journal about the increasing frequency of Seniors taking financially advantage of other Seniors.In Louisiana,  Judith Zabalaoui, 73, pleaded guilty in February 2009 to five counts of mail fraud and is now...

As I have previously written, a very contentious issue with Medicare has been Medicare cutting off coverage for  home health care coverage when a patient is not improving. Medicare then classifies the patient as only needing custodial care as opposed to the...