Commissioner Paul R. Carey’s death leaves the SEC three
members short of its full complement, but it still can conduct
business. The two remaining commissioners, Laura S. Unger and Isaac C.
Hunt, Jr., constitute a quorum ( www.sec.gov/news/headlines/paulcarey.htm
; www.sec.gov/about/commissioner/carey.htm
).
The Social Security Administration addresses women’s
benefits issues in a new segment of its Web site, and enables
wage-earners’ spouses to apply online for retirement benefits ( www.ssa.gov/women ; www.ssa.gov/applytoretire
).
The Health Care Financing Administration, which manages
funding for Medicare and the federal share of Medicaid, takes a new
name—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—and aims to
improve its responsiveness to beneficiaries and health-care providers
( www.ssa.gov/enews/enewsmedicare61501.htm
). 
