Social Security Matters: Does a veteran who uses VA Healthcare need Medicare?

New polling reveals that particularly younger Americans are willing to embrace changes to shore up Social Security for the long term. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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October 9, 2026

Social Security Matters: Does a veteran who uses VA Healthcare need Medicare?

By RUSSELL GLOOR

DEAR RUSTY: I’m not yet old enough, but must I enroll in Medicare at age 65? I am a disabled milit...

Social Security Matters: When will Congress repay money taken years ago?

By RUSSELL GLOOR

October 2, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: I seem to remember that Congress borrowed a total of $4 trillion from Social Security back in the 1980s and '90s. When will this be repaid...

Social Security Matters: Mom worries daughter is making a bad decision

By RUSSELL GLOOR

September 25, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: My question is not for me, but for my daughter, who 62 years is old. She does not want to take her Social Security now. Her husband was a ...

Social Security Matters: Reevaluating retirement plan, what are my options?

By RUSSELL GLOOR

September 18, 2026

DEAR RUSTY: I am 69 1/2 years old and applied for Social Security in June. I am still working but was planning to begin my retirement in September. A ...

Social Security Matters: Does a veteran who uses VA Healthcare need Medicare?

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