Are you married, with one spouse wanting to retire but the other one prepared to keep working?...

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional, clearing the way for the surviving spouse of a lesbian couple to receive a refund of the taxes she was forced...

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Veteran's Administration (VA) have begun to issue guidance governing the treatment of same-sex marriages.

The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.5 percent increase in payments in 2014 . . . ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has announced the 2013 Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurances . . .

It is common knowledge that husbands and wives are entitled to collect Social Security benefits on their spouses' work records.

Have you been officially asked to manage someone else's money?  Four new guides help people who have been given the important responsibility of managing money or property for someone else. ...

Do you have a friend or loved one who receives Social Security and is unable to manage her payments? If so, you can request that the Social Security Administration (SSA), the government agency that disburses Social Security, name you as...

We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care benefits . . .