Ensuring Access to Needed Medications During the COVID-19 Pandemic
One of the challenges many people may face during the coronavirus pandemic is access to needed prescription and over-the-counter medications. Our tips below offer advice for how to get your medications, as well as find help affording them.
Scams to Watch Out for in 2019
Millions of older adults are exploited each year by scammers. Learn what 3 scams are making the rounds right now & what you can do to protect yourself.
ReadAging on the Rio Grande
People living far from where the desert sun rises above the Rio Grande tend to think of the border in its most rigid terms — a concrete divide between two countries. However, living — and aging — in El Paso, TX, this couldn’t be further from the truth.
ReadThe Growing Need for Representative Payees, and How You Can Help
Each year, millions of older adults become victims of financial exploitation. Social Security’s Representative Payee Program is one tool that can help.
ReadDid You Receive a Letter from Social Security? Here’s What You Need to Know
You open your mail to find a letter saying you may be able to get help paying for the costs of Medicare. It appears to be from the Social Security Administration (SSA), but is it for real? Here’s what you need to know.
ReadStraight Talk for Seniors®: The Final Tax Reform Bill
Congress has passed a tax reform bill that merges the versions passed earlier by each chamber. The final bill includes several provisions that NCOA and other aging advocates are concerned will harm older Americans.
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