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“Basically, they have their benefit levels flatlined at a time when they’re encountering higher costs, reducing their quality of life experience and disappointing them greatly about Social Security,” said Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D., a member of the Ways and Means Social Security subcommittee.

By Dakota Antelman, Contributing Writer WESTBOROUGH – Westborough resident and community activist Kate Donaghue announced in January that she will run for State Representative in the...

By Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON — Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease — by testing...

Far more people than previously believed are providing billions of hours of unpaid care for Alzheimer’s patients, highlighting the growing impact of a graying population.

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
 WASHINGTON — With three weeks left for seniors to change their Medicare prescription plan for 2012, a new study brings distressing news: Copays...

By Brian Goslow Mike Festa has a lot of experience serving the state’s aging community. He assumed the post of AARP Massachusetts’ state director in...

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By Stephen Ohlemacher WASHINGTON — An aging population and an economy that has been slow to rebound are straining the long-term finances of Social Security and...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that, on average, Medicare Advantage premiums will be 1 percent lower...

WASHINGTON — The “golden years” may lose some luster for many baby boomers worried about the financial pressures that come with age Many of the nation’s...