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May 1, 2025

Update: Social Security Clawbacks

KFF Health News / CMG TV Stations–The Social Security Administration is backing off a plan it announced in March to withhold 100% of many beneficiaries’ monthly payments to claw back money the government had allegedly overpaid them. Instead, the agency…

Special Needs Planning: ABLE Accounts
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April 10, 2025

Special Needs Planning: ABLE Accounts

April kicks off the ABLE National Resource Center (ABLE NRC) 2025 #ABLEtoSave Month. This month-long campaign provides people with disabilities and their families information about the significance of ABLE accounts and how these accounts can be used to address daily…

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March 27, 2025

Social Security Overpayment Rules Are Changing Once Again

For the past year, Social Security beneficiaries have gotten a break from the sometimes-devastating policy of withholding 100 percent of benefits if the beneficiary was overpaid. Effective March 27, 2025, the Social Security Administration (SSA) will reinstate the 100 percent policy to…

The Hidden Dangers of Dementia
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March 13, 2025

The Hidden Dangers of Dementia

Over the weekend, additional details were released regarding the tragic death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife. It caught our attention because we know the tragic scenario is not an isolated incident, it’s just that most don’t end up…

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March 6, 2025

Medicare Observation Status Appeals Are In Effect

Beneficiaries are seeing information about “a new appeal right” on the Medicare Summary Notices they receive in the mail. This right resulted from the Center for Medicare Advocacy’s class action on behalf of beneficiaries who have been harmed by “observation…

The Social Security Fairness Act: Will It Affect You?
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January 23, 2025

The Social Security Fairness Act: Will It Affect You?

The Social Security Fairness Act addresses long-standing issues with some provisions of the Social Security Act, primarily the Government Pension Offset (GPO) provision and the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP). These provisions, which were originally intended to prevent double-dipping into Social Security benefits,…

New Law Supports Home Care, Caregivers for Military Veterans
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January 16, 2025

New Law Supports Home Care, Caregivers for Military Veterans

On January 2, 2025, President Biden signed into law the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The legislation represents a significant step forward in supporting the needs of veterans, their families, and their caregivers. Named in…

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