Romney would raise eligibility age for Medicare
By David Espo
DETROIT —
Four days before critical primary elections, Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney outlined a far-reaching plan Friday to gradually delay Americans’ eligibility...
Medicare, Alzheimer’s targeted in Obama budget
WASHINGTON —
President Barack Obama has proposed a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2013 that aims to slash the deficit by $4 trillion over 10...
Massachusetts Medicare subscribers save $36.9 million
BOSTON —
A total of nearly 63,000 Massachusetts residents enrolled in the Medicare Part D drug program saved $36.9 million in 2011 in lowered drug...
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...
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...
Doris Day sings out after 17 years
Doris Day, America’s pert, honey-voiced sweetheart of the 1950s and 1960s, beguiled audiences with her on-screen romances opposite top Hollywood leading men Cary Grant, Rock Hudson and Jack Lemmon.
Federal fuel aid plummets by 28 percent
BOSTON —
Like a falling thermostat, federal fuel aid to low income households in Massachusetts has plunged by 28 percent compared to last year as...
Medicare cuts could hit Jan. 18
WASHINGTON —
Medicare officials say hundreds of thousands of doctors will get a steep cut in payments on Jan. 18 unless a gridlocked Congress issues a...
Republican plan would hike Medicare premiums
Raising taxes on millionaires may be a non-starter for Republicans, but they seem to have no problem hiking Medicare premiums for retirees making a...
Heating aid scarce this winter for New England needy
WASHINGTON —
Mary Power is 92 and worried about surviving another frigid New England winter because deep cuts in federal home heating assistance benefits mean...
