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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama’s health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a...

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.”

Region - The labor participation rate of older Americans is increasing for a variety of reasons. The National Council on Aging  reports that one in five...

The Nov. 9 turnout was described as historic, coming roughly two weeks before the Supercommittee is scheduled to submit its findings to the full Congress.

By Catherine Walsh, Intercity Home Care  May is Older Americans Month and the theme this year is “Age Out Loud”.  It was 1963 when President...

BOSTON — November marks National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the 42 million Americans, 1.3 million in Massachusetts, who help care for aging...

Social Security continues to evaluate and improve how we protect what’s important to you. We take this responsibility seriously, and we have a robust cybersecurity program in place to help protect the personal information you entrust to us. Adding additional security measures to safeguard your personal information — but making them easy to use — is a vital part of keeping you safe and secure.

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...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — At a solutions forum on retirement savings recently, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and AARP joined together to urge policymakers to act...

Photographer Beth Oram frequently offers her services to local animal rescue organizations to help promote the valuable work they do. She took the charming...