Medicare is a critical lifeline for older adults who need health care as they age. But a new study shows that over the next two decades, out-of-pocket medical costs for older adults are likely to rise significantly, even with access to Medicare.

ATLANTA - As we inch closer to the tax filing deadline, let's make sure you getting all of the tax breaks coming to you. Here's one that folks in their 60s may be overlooking.

Many folks overlook it because, quite frankly, the title is misleading. It's called the Georgia Retirement Exclusion. It should be called the Georgia Seniors Exclusion because many folks who fall into this category are not retired.

It's safe to say that without Social Security millions of senior citizens would be struggling to pay their bills during retirement.

According to January's Social Security snapshot from the Social Security Administration (SSA), the average retired worker was bringing home $1,363 per month. This works out to a little more than $16,300 per year. Though that may not sound like a lot, it's enough to demonstrably lower the estimated senior poverty rate per the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). Estimates from the CBPP show that senior poverty rates with Social Security are just 8.8%, but they would be an estimated 40.5% without it. That's nearly a 32-percentage-point difference!

One of the foundational components of Florida’s Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative is the network of 15 regional Memory Disorder Clinics (MDCs) that provide comprehensive assessments, diagnostic services and treatment to individuals who exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

This story originally appeared on LearnVest as "How to Tackle Medical Debt (Before Your Credit Gets Wrecked)."

Got a pile of past-due medical bills? Join the debt club. About 25% of Millennials and Gen Xers owe collectors for unpaid doctor and hospital charges. In fact, adults between ages 18 and 50 have the highest percentage of medical debt of any generational group.

The No. 1 cause of injury to U.S. seniors are falls. They happen at unimaginable rates. A member of the elderly population receives treatment in an emergency room every 11 seconds because of a fall. Someone age 75 or older dies from a fall every 19 minutes. In 2013, the latest year for which statistics are available, the accrued cost of falls was $34 billion. As Americans live longer, that cost is expected to spike in 2020 to $67.7 billion.

BATON ROUGE: Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is advising senior citizens to be on the lookout for scammers offering financial services. While the majority of the brokerage firms, investment advisers and investment firms are legitimate, it's important to note that like many other professions, there are those individuals and firms that are not ethical.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump unveiled his first “budget blueprint” — a rough outline of the national budget he plans to submit to Congress later this year — and the steep cuts to domestic programs could have a profound impact on local agencies.

Even though President Donald Trump's budget blueprint does not mention Social Security and Medicare, the administration is not "dodging the issue" and Trump will keep his campaign promises on the programs, said Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget.

You might not think that flossing has much to do with your 401(k).

But stay with that thought for a minute.