this is a form to help get someone to get help on getting the kind of medicine.

Let's say I made $5000 for only one month last year abroad, do I pay SS/medicare? Would I be considered self-employed? Take another senario: I lived abroad for 350 days, went to school during the year and made only $5000 during the summer break abroad, do I pay SS/medicare? What Fed income tax forms do I use? The 1040, 2555, anything else?

My Heart doctor wants me to consult with a hospital dietition to develop a low cholesterol regimen that I can live with. I have an active lifestyle, must eat many meals in restaurants, am taking Niaspan and a statin, but the LDL is still too high. I have 2 stents in cardiac arteries, so I think the consult is medically necessary, but the bureaucracy often sees things differently. The Dr. has given me the orders on a prescription form. Will Medicare pay?

They are retired and receiving medicare/medicaid benefits. Will claiming them as dependents affect their benefits in any way, such as reduction in benefits, higher out-of-pocket expenses, etc.