House GOP mixes some increases with spending cuts as agency budgets advance
By Andrew Taylor
Conservative House Republicans are again going after President Barack Obama's budget to regulate Wall Street, build rural water projects and send food...
Third man arrested in scam of Massachusetts elderly man
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...
House GOP releases documents on health care deals
Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WASHINGTON —
The White House played political hardball with drug industry honchos to get a 2009 deal that helped keep health care overhaul legislation...
Social media makes scams against seniors easier
By Brian Goslow
Something about the tone of the phone call between her husband and the unidentified person on the other end of the line...
Scientists hunt ways to stall Alzheimer’s earlier
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...
Feds start clock ticking with new plan to fight Alzheimer’s
By Lauran Neergaard
WASHINGTON —
The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat,...
Medicare disruptions seen if health law is struck
WASHINGTON —
Tossing out President Barack Obama’s health care law would have major unintended consequences for Medicare’s payment systems, unseen but vital plumbing that handles...
Aging workforce strains Social Security, Medicare
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...
Competition cuts down Medicare fraud
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WASHINGTON —
A yearlong experiment with competitive bidding for power wheelchairs, diabetic supplies and other personal medical equipment produced $200 million in savings...
Don’t wait for federal benefit checks in the mail
By Stephen Ohlemacher
WASHINGTON —
Starting next year, the check will no longer be in the mail for millions of people who receive Social Security and...
