The house is always the first concern...the "State" will take the house and ...the issue that comes up the "look back period" for Medicaid.

Congress finally came to an agreement to avoid the "fiscal cliff," and the agreement includes some changes to estate taxes and Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs).

No more paper checks in the mail. Starting March 1, nearly everyone who receives Social Security must switch to the government's new electronic payment system.

Spouses need to be very careful or they could end up legally responsible for the cost of their husband’s of wife's nursing home care, as a recent Massachusetts court decision demonstrates.