What Is IRMAA and How Does It Affect Medicare Premiums
As we near retirement, we may assume that once Medicare kicks in, our medical insurance premiums will be fixed. However, many people may not realize that there are special rules regarding how much they pay [...]
Medicare Part A and B Costs to Rise Again in 2025
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the 2025 figures for Medicare. As in 2024, these health care costs are going up across the board. Medicare Part B Changes for 2025 Medicare [...]
Report: Planning for America’s Aging Population
If you are age 65 or older and living in the United States, you are part of a large and growing population segment. According to the 2020 Census, one in six Americans are over 65. [...]
Exploring New Treatments for Dementia Without Medication
Along with our increasing population of adults over 65 is the growing occurrence of dementia. Dementia can be caused by various diseases or conditions and affects a person’s memory and other cognitive abilities to the [...]
IRS Announces 2025 Gift and Estate Tax Exemptions
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its tax inflation adjustment figures for tax year 2025. Annual Gift Tax Exclusion Effective January 1, 2025, you will be able to make individual gifts of up to [...]
Virtual Reality and Palliative Care
You’re walking along a coastline where forest meets sea. You hear the rhythm of crashing waves and see gulls swooping down from a crystal blue sky. A light breeze ruffles your jacket. You take a [...]
What to Know About Rolling a 529 Plan Into a Roth IRA
It used to be that there were only two options for what to do with unused funds from a 529 college savings plan: withdraw the money or save it for future qualified education expenses. As [...]