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By Matt Sedensky  CHICAGO — Raise the age at which you can begin collecting full Social Security benefits? Older Americans say no. They also veto reductions in...

“According to our research, most seniors in Massachusetts — across party lines — wanted Congress to fight to stop this cut. And, the majority of Bay State seniors said they would view their elected officials more favorably if they fought to protect payments to Medicare doctors,” said AARP Massachusetts State Director Deborah Banda.

Washington, DC, May 4 — With the national debate heating up on raising the debt ceiling, today AARP launched a new campaign to fight proposals...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is directing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take steps to reduce drug shortages, action he says will help...

By Stephen Ohlemacher
 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises...

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a...

BOSTON — Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act — a bipartisan bill in the U.S. House and Senate to help confront the large out-of-pocket costs...

WASHINGTON — For the second straight year, millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees can expect historically small increases in their benefits...

HAVERHILL, Mass. — A third Maine man accused of scamming a 92-year-old Massachusetts man out of $90,000 for odd jobs around his home has been...

By Tom Murphy Ominous warnings about Medicare Advantage plans have sounded for more than a year now. Health insurers say federal funding cuts to these privately...