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August is National Make a Will month — a fantastic opportunity to learn more about this essential type of estate planning tool.

Starting September 30, 2025, the Social Security Administration will stop issuing paper checks for benefits payments, including Social Security retirement benefits and Supplemental Security [...]

Navigating Medicare alongside other health insurance types requires understanding which plan pays first to avoid penalties or coverage gaps.

Here's a breakdown of several top-level takeaways from the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' a "once-in-a-generation" piece of legislation poised to shape generational wealth and family plans for [...]

A new report shows that many older adults struggle to afford the long‑term care services they need on top of covering their housing costs.

Legislators have reintroduced a bill seeking to establish a Medicare Part E: a public-option version of Medicare that would be available to all individuals and employers as an alternative to [...]

My aunt has an irrevocable trust with her home. However, she wants to dissolve that trust now and give the house to me and my wife to live in as our primary residence. What and how do I [...]

If a resident (with dementia) of a nursing home goes to the emergency room, is the nursing home required to provide them with an escort?

If the community spouse dies, who gets the home? The nursing home spouse does not have her name on the home.

If I sign an affidavit of heirship because my father died and left no will, but the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program in Texas hasn't taken any action (two years have passed since his [...]