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The Social Security Administration (SSA) has officially released its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) figures for 2025.

Inheritance tax is a state-level tax that beneficiaries pay when they receive assets from an estate after somebody has passed away.

Does spend-down of assets have to be completed before applying for Medicaid services?

I have been living with and caretaking for my elderly mother for the past five years. She now needs long-term care and has recently qualified for Medicaid. The house is exempt from a Medicaid [...]

Proponents of raising retirement age argue that it would help address the Social Security deficit. Opponents say there are better ways to fix the program. Most Americans, polls show, are against [...]

Social isolation can lead to significant health risks. For older adults who prefer to live at home rather than a nursing home, enrolling in an adult day service can provide the social interaction [...]

Medicaid can provide seniors with financial assistance for home care services. However, since the federal government and the individual states run Medicaid jointly, benefits coverage is different [...]

My mother would like to use a home equity loan to purchase a car. Will this affect her Medicaid status?

My mother is 93 years old, and we are selling her home. She is on Medicare and Medicaid. She will not be in a nursing home; I will care for her in my own home. Can I invest the proceeds from the [...]

My sister is 64 years old and is going to a nursing home because she has dementia. She receives Medicaid for health insurance, and she gets Social Security. She has a 20-year-old daughter living [...]