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The cost of living adjustment for Social Security will be 1.6% in 2020. This is 43% percent less than the cost-of-living increase of 2.8% that was received this year, 2019. However, the cost of living adjustment has been even less in the near past. Historical cost of living adjustments:...

Signing up for Medicare is not as easy as one might think. And, it is not free. As is not always being touted in the media for Medicare for All, Medicare costs. Medicare Part B has a $135.50 monthly premium, as of 2019. Medicare Supplements (Medigap) and Medicare Part...

Nearly 8% of Americans 60 and older were “food insecure” in 2017, according to a recent study released by the anti-hunger group Feeding America. That’s 5.5 million seniors who don’t have consistent access to enough food for a healthy life, a number that has more than doubled since 2001 and...

July 18, 2019, Kaiser Health News An estimated 1 in 4 older adults take anticholinergic drugs — a wide-ranging class of medications used to treat allergies, insomnia, leaky bladders, diarrhea, dizziness, motion sickness, asthma, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and various psychiatric disorders. Older adults are highly susceptible...

On June 3, 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General sent out an alert for the public about a fraud scheme involving genetic testing. “Scammers are offering Medicare beneficiaries cheek swabs for genetic (DNA) testing to obtain their Medicare information for identity theft...

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) are visited once a year “to determine if the nursing homes are providing the quality of care that Medicare and Medicaid requires.” When the CMS visits determine that a nursing home has “More problems...

Don’t leave your purse or other important items in a grocery cart. Just the other day a woman at the grocery store left her purse in her cart and walked at least 15 feet away from the cart. Someone could have easily grabbed the purse and ran away. Don’t...

There are many items available to make your life easier and more comfortable as you age. Some of us may think it is embarrassing to use these things. But, we shouldn’t. If there are items that keep us active, we should embrace the usage. Disposable briefs, shields, guards: If...

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has named the 55-and-older population as the fastest-growing segment of the workforce, projecting that 41 million older Americans will represent 24.8 percent of the civilian workforce by 2024. An analysis by the National Restaurant Association found the count of restaurant workers 55...

The Medicare Wellness exam includes the assessments, but none of the “physical” tests where the doctor has to physically touch you. Under Medicare, a doctor will only perform these types of services if there is a specific diagnosis or symptom which necessitates that type of examination. It does not...