Estate Planning

Starting January 1, 2005, Medicare will provide coverage for three new preventive benefits under Part B. The new be...

Estate planning is important, no matter how small your estate may be. It allows you, while you are still living, to ensure that your property will go to the people you want, in the way you want, and when you...

A Florida judge has ruled that a wife who holds her husband's health care power of attorney cannot stop a hospital f...

A new report on the effects of the upcoming Medicare drug benefit predicts that the low-income Medicare population w...

Which should determine whether life support is withdrawn '“ a living will that a patient executed or the views of th...

How much you need for retirement depends a great deal on how long you expect to live. There are now many web-based calculators that can give you an idea of your life expectancy.

A certified long-term care specialist explains why long-term care insurance coverage should be an integral part of financial and estate planning, and how to design a policy that's right for you. More . . .

Funerals are among the most expensive purchases many consumers will ever make. Don't let funeral directors pressure you into buying more than you need. ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that a son serving as his mother's guardian may engage in Medicaid planning on her behalf. In the Matter of Keri (N.J., No. A-70-02, Aug. 5, 2004).