Social Security Checks Will Keep Coming: Don’t Get Scammed on Your Phone
Forbes explains the scams https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2019/11/24/new-social-security-phone-scams/#15da62217552 Here are the worst Social Security phone scams, some of which are new: “Your Social Security number has been suspended.” The scam: A caller from the Social Security Administration says your Social Security number has been suspended, usually due to “fraudulent,” “suspicious” or “criminal” activity, and you must call…
READ MORE » »Your Social Security Checks will Keep Coming: Don’t Get Scammed
Forbes explains the scams https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherelliott/2019/11/24/new-social-security-phone-scams/#15da62217552 Here are the worst Social Security phone scams, some of which are new: “Your Social Security number has been suspended.” The scam: A caller from the Social Security Administration says your Social Security number has been suspended, usually due to “fraudulent,” “suspicious” or “criminal” activity, and you must call…
READ MORE » »Don’t worry about delirium in old patients, docs say
Scary stuff. A friend had a knee replacement surgery. The operation was fine, but days later he is still talking about the bandits who broke his knee. He wants his wife to call the police and report the attack. But no one attacked him and he is in a good hospital with good scare. But…
READ MORE » »Get the Treatment You Deserve-The Jimmo Settlement
Many people are told they cannot continue with therapy, or medical treatments, or home care visits, or more days in a skilled nursing facility because their condition is not improving. THIS IS FALSE, a common myth believed in by medical providers, doctors, nurses, therapists and the people who run nursing facilities or assisted living units….
READ MORE » »What You Don’t Know about Social Security Can Cost You Big Bucks
If you are 65 or older, most of your income is from Social Security, 52% for the average American. It’s a unique pension: it will last as long as you do, even if you live to be 120 years old. It will keep pace with inflation, the benefit rising each year to match the annual…
READ MORE » »Oh, My Aching Back: Docs Latest Advice is Do Nothing and It Often Gets Better
Latest guidelines from American College of Physicians: “Most patients with acute back pain have self-limited episodes that resolve on their own; many do not seek medical care” Don’t take drugs as your first approach to treatment, they advise., Given that most patients with acute or subacute low back pain improve over time regardless of treatment,…
READ MORE » »Don’t Go Broke Paying for Cancer Care: Check these Resources
Cancer care is costly. Many patients struggle with their bills; some of them skip taking medicine because they can’t afford to pay for the prescriptions. About two-thirds of cases are diagnosed in people over the age of 60. The Medicare Part D prescription plans pose serious problems for people with cancer, whose treatment often calls…
READ MORE » »What Medicare Won’t Pay For: Check Your Teeth, Eyes, Ears and Feet
Need a tooth implant to replace a cracked or rotten tooth? Need hearing aids because you listened to too much rock’n roll when you were a kid? Need glasses because you are having trouble driving at night? Often, Medicare won’t help you at all unless these problems are triggered by some underlying disease. Here is…
READ MORE » »When You Have to Tap the IRA
All the rules and the pundits tell you: don’t take money out of your IRA before you retire. This stash of cash, invested carefully, should grow steadily until you have entered retirement. And then you can withdraw the money on a steady but careful basis to pay for an enjoyable lifestyle. These rules need some…
READ MORE » »Over 65? Check This Tax Break for Medical Bills
You can get a special tax break to deduct your medical expenses. And they can be a lot more than you realize. Here are just some of the potentially deductible items: the Part B Medicare premium you pay every month ($104.90 for most people), the Part D premiums you pay for drug coverage, the premiums…
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