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Benefits

Benefits Check Up
http://www.benefitscheckup.org/
Information about federal and state financial assistance programs for the aged.

Frequently Asked Questions About Medicare
http://medicare.custhelp.com/

Frequently Asked Questions About Social Security
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/

Answers from the Social Security Administration.
Social Security Administration Home Page
http://www.ssa.gov/

Information about all benefits available through the Social Security Administration, as well as online forms for all services.
State Medicaid Programs Toll-Free Numbers
www.familycaregiversonline.com/State_Medicaid_Toll-Free_numbers.html

Talking With Your Parents About Medicare
http://www.kff.org/docs/parents/
Talking With Your Parents about Medicare and Health Coverage is intended to help
you think through basic issues and provide information.

Texas Medicaid Program
www.hhsc.state.tx.us/Medicaid/
State and Federal cooperative venture to provide medical coverage to eligible needy persons.

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Financial Planning

401(k) management costs to individual investors:
report Revenue Sharing in the 401(k) Marketplace, Whose Money is It?
www.mchenryconsulting.com

A Look At 401(k) Plan Fees for Employees
www.dol.gov/ebsa/publications/401k_employee.html

H.U.D. Reverse Mortgage: Top Ten Things to Know
www.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hecm/rmtopten.cfm
HUD's Reverse Mortgage is a federally-insured private loan, and it's a safe plan that can give older Americans greater financial security. Many seniors use it to supplement social security, meet unexpected medical expenses, make home improvements, and more.

Understanding Long-term Health Care Insurance
www.FamilyCaregiversOnline.com/Understanding-LTC_Ins.html

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Fraud Prevention

Better Business Bureau
www.bbb.org/
You can check out if a company has any complaints filed against it at the Better Business Bureau, submit a complaint online, or check out numerous tips and articles on running a business or on money and investing.

Fraud Prevention
www.seniors-site.com/fraudm/index.html Information on Elder Fraud.

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Insurance

About Long Term Care Insuranc
www.familycaregiversonline.com/about-long-term-care-insurance.html

Long term care insurance Decision Assistance Center
www.longtermcareinsurance.org/
A public service website staffed by volunteers.
Founding volunteer is a former insurance industry professional now retired and living with multiple sclerosis. Who better to help you through the treacherous maze of long term care insurance frauds, predators, tricks
and traps?

LTCinsurance.Com
LTCinsurance.Com is an an unbiased information source for long term care insurance. Their goal is to be a guide for consumers through the complex levels of information about ltc insurance.
www.ltcinsurance.com/

Texas Department of Insurance
http://tdi.state.tx.us/ The Texas Department of Insurance regulates the Texas insurance industry.

Texas Department of Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance Information
www.tdi.state.tx.us/consumer/cbo32.html

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Taxes

About.com Taxes
http://www.taxsites.com/ About.com's Tax Sites page offers links to some of the best resources on the Web for tracking down tax information by subject, like personal finance and investment or tax topics.

IRS.gov
http://www.irs.gov Internal Revenue Service's web site.

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