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November 2002 Essma
Social Security & Medicare Q&A: Will Social Security Pay For Funeral Expenses?
It has been advertised on TV by some insurance companies that Social Security will pay a portion of funeral expenses under certain circumstances. Legislative Update: Deficits Put New Pressures on Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds
The return of budget deficits has growing numbers of you worried. New Medicare Policy Likely to Hide Improper Payments
While the government points the finger at crooked corporate accounting, it should take a closer look at its own books. Fewer Medigap Options; Prices Vary Widely
Supplemental health insurance that offers prescription drug coverage is rapidly disappearing for millions of seniors this fall. Social Security & Medicare Q&A: Does Medicare Cover Any Mental Health Services?
My wife has Alzheimer’s. She’s become increasingly agitated and sometimes refuses to let the young woman, who helps us, into the house. Ask the Advisor: What are the Eligibility Requirements for Supplemental Security Income (SSI)?
I understand that some recipients have never paid into Social Security, and that some need not even be a legal citizen. Government Attempts to Measure Waste, Fraud and Abuse
From 1996 through 2001, an estimated $93.6 billion in claims were improperly paid.
What’s New Online
Is your Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) keeping up with your health care costs?; Changes to the CPI are cutting your COLA; Is Uncle Sam cooking the books?; Dear Leonard: Hang Up on Telemarketers
I find it hard to hang up on anyone calling me on the telephone, even people calling to sell me something. Notch Reform Bulletin: Drug Provision Important to Many Notch Babies
The Senate recently dashed hopes of passing a Medicare drug benefit in 2002. New CPI Would Cut COLAs Significantly
A new Consumer Price Index (CPI) shows inflation growing far more slowly than under the currently used CPI. Congressional Corner By Representative Michael Bilirakis (R-FL): Helping America’s Seniors
The House took a major step forward in the fight to add a prescription drug benefit to Medicare when it passed H.R. 4954, the ?Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002,? in June.
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