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		<title><![CDATA[Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and
other family members, according to a new study.

Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five
years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4333581</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Caring for aging parents is getting more expensive]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Costs are soaring for people who care for their older parents and
other family members, according to a new study.

Out-of-pocket expenses are nearly 60% higher than they were just five
years ago for family caregivers, who now spend an average of $...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4333429</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: ‘I’m turning 65 in May. Should I do anything during Medicare’s Open Enrollment Period?’]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toni, I’m turning 65 on May 12, 2027, and I need your help! Why am I receiving so much mail and so many emails and phone calls when my Medicare does not begin until May? What should I be doing during this Medicare season? Insurance companies and...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4331886</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Social Security Reform Proposals]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a recent column, I discussed the issue of the future of Social
Security. I pointed out that there are many ideas for reforming Social
Security that will keep the system solvent for generations to come. I
told you that my book, "Social Security ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4331923</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it aging or Alzheimer’s? Knowing your risk can help you act on it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Is your memory faltering, or are you
experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s? Does your family history mean
you are more likely to develop the disease?

Learning your Alzheimer’s risk — and taking steps to curb it �...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4331922</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Is it aging or Alzheimer's? Knowing your risk can help you act on it]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Is your memory faltering, or are you
experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s? Does your family history mean
you are more likely to develop the disease?

Learning your Alzheimer’s risk — and taking steps to curb it �...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4331783</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Older Americans want to keep traveling. It isn’t always easy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Sitting in a wheelchair near her gate at San Jose
Mineta International Airport, 72-year-old Kurtetha Leatores had given
herself plenty of time before her flight home to Southern
California.

For Leatores, who has had three ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4331094</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simple lifestyle changes men should make every decade, medics say]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Campaigns are helping propel the topic of men’s health
into the mainstream, sparking more open conversations about issues like
mental health and prostate cancer that were previously often overlooked
or brushed under the carpet.

As ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4331093</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Steps for a successful Medicare Open Enrollment Period]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toni, I enrolled in Medicare in 2025 but have not received my 2027 Medicare & You handbook, and I’m concerned about what I should do during the fall Medicare season. I have health problems, and I might make the wrong change to my Medicare or ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4327069</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and You: Social Security COLA for 2027]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[In early October of every year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases
its much-anticipated report on changes (usually increases) to the
Consumer Price Index over the past 12 months. Why is this little
esoteric government report -- actually ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4327106</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[60 going on 75: Poor people shown to age faster]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[GENEVA — A team of Canadian and Swiss researchers has added to a
growing body of evidence that low earners are more likely to be in worse
health and age sooner than their more financially secure peers.

“People with less wealth tended to have ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4327105</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aging life care managers can be a ‘godsend’ for families]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday,
completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a
nursing home in Austin, Texas.

Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come
in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4327104</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aging life care managers can be a 'godsend' for families]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kristin Martinelli began her workday at 7:30 a.m. on a recent Monday,
completing an online Medicaid recertification form for a client in a
nursing home in Austin, Texas.

Next, she drove to meet an 85-year-old and her daughter, who had come
in ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4326947</link>
		
 
    <pubDate>Oct/21/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Alert! Is your Medicare Advantage Plan terminating coverage effective Dec. 31, 2026?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello Toni: On October 5, I received a termination letter from the Medicare Advantage HMO I’ve been enrolled in for five years. The letter stated that the termination is taking place on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2026. Currently, I am having cancer ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4320180</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Social Security and Politics]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every couple of years, whenever midterm or presidential elections come
around, I like to remind my readers of a few things. And many times,
it's in response to emails I get similar to this one: "I'm afraid that
this upcoming election will lead to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4320217</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seniors will pay more for Medicare in 2027; big changes coming across all plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida’s 5.3 million Medicare enrollees
face a sweeping financial squeeze in 2027 as rising monthly premiums,
higher prescription deductibles, and shrinking Medicare Advantage
benefits hit simultaneously.

Medicare ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4320216</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seniors will pay more for Medicare in 2027; big changes coming across all plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida’s 5.3 million Medicare enrollees
face a sweeping financial squeeze in 2027 as rising monthly premiums,
higher prescription deductibles, and shrinking Medicare Advantage
benefits hit simultaneously.

Medicare ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/seniorlivingfeatures/s-4320098</link>
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    <pubDate>Oct/14/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Changes, good and bad, to 2027 Medicare Part D plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Toni: Last year, I emailed you a problem I was having with the premium for my stand-alone Part D plan, and for 2027 there is an increase, though not as high as it was for 2026. The plan is going up by $16.60 per month, from $94.80 in 2026 to $111....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4313475</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another Look Back]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe all of you are getting tired of Social Security. Why do I think
that? Well, I got on my calculator and figured out that in the past 29
years, I have written about 1,500 columns about Social Security. And
it's rather interesting to note that ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/socialsecurityandyou/s-4313514</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Toni Says: Who pays for a skilled nursing stay ... Medicare or you?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Toni, My husband, Steve, is having a situation after emergency surgery in January from a fall. He was in a skilled nursing facility for over two months, re-learning how to walk. Since he has Medicare only, he was billed over $1,700 because he...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/tonisays/s-4309067</link>
 
    <pubDate>Oct/01/2026</pubDate>
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