However, to cut costs, the government introduced the Means Test in 1931. Officials visited families to assess whether they were entitled to help. This involved finding out how much the families ...

A mean corpuscular volume (MCV) test is a blood test that measures the size and volume of your red blood cells. Red blood cells help carry oxygen from the lungs to other body parts. An MCV test is ...

The opposite is true. Means-testing Medicare would avoid higher-income seniors paying mandatory premiums—i.e., taxes—to lock themselves into a government-run monopoly plan. In what other ...