Estate Planning

A booklet offers survivors a roadmap to the many financial and legal obligations that follow the death of a loved one.

A former head of Medicare and Medicaid says that covering the nation's 41 million uninsured would cost only a small fraction of the $1.6 trillion that will be spent on health care this year, and would result in unexpected savings...

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states may force health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to accept any interested doctors, hospitals or other providers into their networks. Although the ruling appears to offer consumers greater choice of providers, some say...

Fewer than half of severely ill and terminally ill patients have a living will or other advance medical directive in their medical record, according to a report. And poor communication between patients and their doctors means that even the existence...

On the 20th anniversary of the law establishing the reverse mortgage program, reverse mortgages are getting a closer look thanks to a Senate hea...

Some stand to gain and others will lose as a result of the new Medicare bill that just passed Congress.

The world&#39s population will age dramatically over the next 300 years as average longevity increases, according to...

A New York grand jury investigating the guardianship system in the state has issued a report concluding that the sys...

In a closely watched estate recovery case, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled that liens may be imposed on the homes...