Via Skilled Nursing News: The cost of nursing facility care is out of reach for many middle-income families, which can lead to dependence on Medicaid for long-term care, according to… read more →
Minnesota’s open enrollment season for private-market and Minnesota Care health insurance opens November 1. Premiums are expected to drop slightly from 2018 rates. Take some time to review your options… read more →
The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office offers the following materials that provide information to Minnesota seniors about scams in the marketplace: Grandparents Scams Computer Scams Seniors Guide to Fighting Fraud Retirement… read more →
Via the Center for Medicare Advocacy: With support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, the Center for Medicare Advocacy has produced two new Checklists to help Medicare beneficiaries and their… read more →
From CBS News: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu vaccine every season. Vaccination is especially important… read more →
Via The Motley Fool: Most Americans turn to Medicare after their 65th birthdays to give them the assistance they need to cover their healthcare expenses. With estimates of total lifetime… read more →
Via Fox: Impostors are posing as officials with the Social Security Administration in order to learn more information about their victims in the latest scam making its way around the… read more →
Via the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: More than 38,000 Medicare beneficiaries with health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota are wrongly receiving termination notices, prompting the Eagan-based insurer to… read more →
Via CNBC: It’s not uncommon for those nearing retirement to become nervous about their nest egg, concerned it won’t be sufficient. This has led some savers to pursue self-directed IRAs,… read more →
Via CNBC: It generally pays to wait to claim Social Security retirement benefits. That’s because the longer you delay — up until age 70 — the larger the monthly check… read more →