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Missing from the National Conversation – Aging and Retirement
As the 2016 election cycle builds toward its November conclusion, media channels are deluged with reports of candidate positions on key issues. But so far, very few of these reports give us a glimpse of where–specifically–the candidates stand on the…
Understanding the Basics of Social Security
Understanding Social Security, as with any subject, starts with knowledge of the basics. The first things that you must know are what makes you eligible in the first place. In order to collect Social Security you must have worked and…
Seniors Can Lower Their Medicare Drug Costs
Do you know the seven strategies to consider that could help lower your Medicare prescription drug costs such as: stay within your network, see if generic drugs are an option, enroll on time and of course learn about your plan…
Consulting the Experts
Many would jump at the opportunity to get professional advice concerning retirement. The whole process can seem convoluted and overwhelming when starting out. Especially now that pensions have been all but phased out and we are left to our own…
A new brand of doctor targets the unhealthy in rural Tennessee
A group of independent prime care doctors in small towns and rural counties around the state of Tennessee are collaborating as a way to sustain their independence and as a path to making their patients, and communities, healthier. Read article here……
Don’t have enough saved for retirement? Here some ideas.
The problem of insufficient savings for retirement is one of the most-talked about issues in the media these days. If you’re facing this scenario, don’t panic…there are some steps you can take that can lessen the negative impact on your retirement…
Millenials and the Realities of Saving for Retirement
Members of the “millennial generation”–those born from the early-1980s to the mid-2000s–typically do not expect to be able to accumulate the $1 million nest egg financial experts say will be necessary for a basic level of retirement comfort. U.S. News senior…
Trending Now (Unfortunately)–Obesity
There is a a “growing correlation between obesity rates and those applying for SSI and SSDI,” accoridng to a report by Mathematica’s Center for Studying Disability Policy. The report highlights what is being called “a public health crisis.” Read more… …
Let’s not forget Social Security’s basic purpose.
With the persistent problem of insufficient savings and the continually eroding availability of pension programs, many are turning to Social Security as their primary income source in retirement. Unfortunately, that is not the basic intentof the program, as explained in…
Pharma dollars back patient groups that oppose Medicare Part B overhaul
After the Obama administration proposed overhauling Medicare Part B earlier this year, a plethora of patient advocacy groups quickly expressed opposition. A new analysis, however, finds that the vast majority of those groups received funding from the pharmaceutical industry, which…