Seniors and others who check their Social Security information online now are required to use "a text-enabled cell phone" to access their personal information.

CROWLEY, La. (KLFY) – The sheriff of Acadia Parish is warning residents of a telephone scam targeting senior citizens.

Sheriff K.P. Gibson said the scammer claims they are from an attorney’s office and has funds for the victim.

Students will soon return to Manse Elementary School in Pahrump, Nev., so Judith Lister has been getting her kindergarten classroom ready, filling the bookshelves and arranging floor pillows for read-aloud time. She’s about to tackle the bulletin boards.

John was 66 last November when the government changed Social Security law primarily with respect to spousal benefits. John’s wife Jean was 64 at that point.

WASHINGTON — Doctors are improperly billing poor people on Medicare for deductibles, copayments and other costs from which they are supposed to be exempt, the Obama administration says.

Three-fifths of the U.S. Senate is now backing Sen. Roger Wicker’s bill to encourage more public-private collaboration in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.

To remain as healthy as possible -- both physically and financially -- you should be smart about how you use Medicare. Failing to do so can result in your paying more than you have to or receiving less care than you need. Here are five Medicare rules to live by that can help those approaching or already receiving Medicare coverage.

If you're late, you'll probably regret it.

For most people in the nation, gathering food is nothing but a trip to the closest grocery store, but for many seniors, it can be more difficult than that.

Many people I know have concluded that retirement was worth waiting for and worth planning for. Those who planned well (and who are lucky enough to have good health) are generally finding this to be a very satisfying time in their lives. But those who didn't plan well or who couldn't save enough are finding that retirement can be difficult.

Despite objections from Congress and the hospital industry, the Obama administration said it will soon publish star ratings summing up the quality of 3,662 hospitals. Nearly half will be rated as average, and hospitals that serve the poor will not score as well overall as will other hospitals, according to government figures released Thursday.