Medicare: Rules for Those with Higher Income
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist If you have higher income, the law requires an upward adjustment to your monthly Medicare Part B (medical insurance) and Medicare prescription…
Women’s History Month: Dr. Dorothy Height
By Pam Canty, Intake and Screening Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan As we celebrate National Women’s History Month, my thoughts go to back to May 1974. While employed by Young Women’s…
How Social Security Decides If You Still Have a Qualifying Disability
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Social Security is required by law to review, from time to time, the current medical condition of all people receiving disability benefits…
National Nutrition Month
By Marley Van Fossen, Screening Integration Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan Do you know someone who could benefit from National Nutrition Month? March is important because it is National…
Social Security and OIG Alerts Public about Telephone Impersonation Scheme
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Social Security and OIG Launch Public Service Announcement Campaign Agency Alerts Public about Telephone Impersonation Scheme The Social Security Administration (SSA) and…
Understanding Social Security Survivors Benefits
By Vonda Vantil, Social Security Public Affairs Specialist Unfortunately, tragedy can strike without any warning. The loss of the family wage earner can be devastating both emotionally and financially. Social…
Vision Loss and Tools for Independence
By Nicholas Goodman, MiCAFE Network Specialist at Elder Law of Michigan Losing your vision can be overwhelming and feel incapacitating, but there are many resources available so you can continue to live…
What is Community Supported Agriculture?
By Jennifer Blanck, MiCAFE Network Coordinator at Elder Law of Michigan What is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)? Many people have never heard of CSA farms or maybe they have heard of them…
(Mid-America Pension Rights Project): A Working-Class Program that Works to Solve Your Pension Problems
By Sandra Wisnewski, Director of the Mid-America Pension Rights Project at Elder Law of Michigan The Mid-America Pension Rights Project (MAPRP) assists clients with pension and 401(k) issues. There are…
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Reflection
By Shirley Brown, Economic Security Team Member at Elder Law of Michigan As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approached, I became curious about the history of the making of this…