Bay State retirees suffer under governor’s budget
BOSTON —
After analyzing Gov. Deval Patrick’s Fiscal Year 2013 state budget proposal (House 2), released last week, Deborah Banda, state director of AARP Massachusetts...
Long-term care insurance plan at risk
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
Even as leading Democrats offered assurances to the contrary, government experts repeatedly warned that a new long-term care insurance plan could go...
Labor officials release new rules on 401(k) fees
Workers with a 401(k) retirement account will soon know exactly how much they’re paying in fees.
New Guidelines Define Pre-Alzheimer’s Disease
By Marilynn Marchione
The first new guidelines for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 30 years establish earlier stages of the mind-robbing disease, paving the way...
Tax them, not us, groups say
By Charles Babington
WASHINGTON —
A big coalition of business groups says there must be give-and-take in the negotiations to avoid the “fiscal cliff” of massive...
Obama administration proposes raise for Alzheimer’s research
WASHINGTON —
The Obama administration is increasing spending on Alzheimer’s research — planning to surpass half a billion dollars next year — as part of a...
Nyad celebrates historic swim from Cuba to Florida
By Jennifer Kay
KEY WEST, Fla. — The clocks Diana Nyad uses to time her training swims show that she is slower than she used...
AARP urges Boston lawmakers to protect RX gift ban
BOSTON —
As the House-Senate conference committee readies its final recommendations for the Fiscal Year 2013 state budget, AARP Massachusetts calls on the conferees and legislative...
Elder Abuse is a social pandemic, according to lawmakers
ctor Mickey Rooney told Congress, March 2, that he was left powerless by a family member who took and misused his money.
“I felt trapped, scared, used and frustrated,” Rooney told a special Senate committee considering legislation to curb abuses of senior citizens. “But above all, when a man feels helpless, it’s terrible.”
Rebate checks coming for people in Medicare Rx doughnut hole
Massachusetts Medicare recipients, who have fallen into the prescription drug coverage gap, have began automatically receiving $250 rebate checks to help with drug costs and other expenses, part of the new health care reform law.
