Social Security

The Court of Appeals of Iowa has ruled that a trust that terminates if it causes a Medicaid applicant to be denied benefits should still be counted among the applicant's assets. More . . .

The Social Security Administration is so backlogged that disabled claimants must often wait two to three years for their benefit checks to start rolling in, a Senate committee has been told. More . . .

June 20, 2002--A new report concludes that the Bush administration's plan to create personal investment accounts within Social Security would lead to deep cuts in benefits. More . . .

Medicare officials have issued guidelines allowing homebound beneficiaries to leave their homes for special occasions--such as family reunions, graduations or funerals--without losing their home health care benefits. More . . .

Across the nation, states are trying to balance their budgets by cutting back on Medicaid benefits for the poor and elderly. More . . .

A federal district judge has ruled that the Bush administration violated federal law by failing to send comparative information on the available Medicare health plans to each beneficiary last year. More . . .

A study by two University of Maryland economists suggests that moderate employment has beneficial health effects for the elderly. More . . .

For those thinking of joining the growing ranks of professional geriatric caregivers, the Handbook of Geriatric Care Management is probably a 'must have' volume.

Medicare HMO premiums are rising while the benefits they offer are eroding, according to a new study. More . . .