Some 10 million elders are threatened by hunger — but the president’s budget would slash desperately needed funding for food programs.

The moral of this story is that a caring America is entirely within reach.

The government health care programs turn 50 this year. One advocate argues that rising health care costs mean that strengthening and improving them is more important than ever.

A record number of borrowers are seeing their Social Security payments garnished because their federal student loans are in default.

A new proposal would increase Social Security benefits for seniors struggling to pay bills.

If we truly think it’s important to respect our elders, here’s a simple way to prove it.

See how the sequester cuts are hurting programs that fight hunger in America and around the world.

Because of sequestration, millions of dollars will be cut from the Great Society-era Older Americans Act during a time when our seniors can least afford it.

In the last five years of their lives, many seniors spend all of their assets covering health care costs — and they're on Medicare.