The December edition of the Senior Health News, a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit the PHLP website at www.phlp.org.

The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) has issued a newly revised publication, A Guide to Legal Issues for Pennsylvania Senior Citizens, which includes important updates on Medicare, Social Security, end of life issues, senior housing and health care options and long term care insurance. The free

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced the agency is expanding the services available with a my Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing throughout the time they receive Social Security

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, also known as LIHEAP, will start offering crisis grants on January 2, 2013 to provide emergency home heating support to those struggling to heat their home this winter. The LIHEAP crisis grants are in place to address heating emergencies such as broken

The National Elder Rights Project of the National Consumer Law Center will be holding a free webinar for legal professionals entitled Elder Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation and Clients with Dementia on Thursday, January 24, 2013 from 2:30 pm-4:00 pm Eastern.

To help meet the growing need for private funding in legal aid the Legal Services Corporation’s Board of Directors Promotion and Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee hosted a panel presentation on Resource Development on July 27, 2012 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The presenters

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) has released the results of its annual Cold Weather Survey, which showed that about 15,983 households will enter the winter season without heat-related utility service compared to 17,475 this time last year. The PUC encourages consumers without

Individuals and businesses making contributions to charity should keep in mind some key tax provisions that have taken effect in recent years, especially those affecting donations of clothing and household items and monetary donations.