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The Rising Labor Force Participation by Seniors
More seniors are staying in the workforce in their post-retirement years, and it appears that this trend is likely to stay in effect for some time. An article by Bloomberg’s Lisa Du explores this trend and offers conjecture on the…
Assessing the Cost of Benefit Expansion
As the 2016 presidential election cycle grinds toward November, there is a continuing rhetoric int he air about expanding benefits in a number of areas. Free college, increased minimum wage, and so on are extolled as improvements to our way…
Medicare’s top 20 costliest drugs
(By Brooke Murphy for Becker’s Hospital Review) Hepatitis C drug Harvoni topped the list of Medicare’s priciest prescription drugs in 2015, according to an analysis by the Associated Press, which cites data from CMS’ Office of the Actuary. Read article…
Medicare’s New Mandatory Program
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new mandatory program that would make hospitals in 98 random selected metropolitan areas financially accountable for the cost and quality of all care with bypass surgery and heart attacks. Read…
When to Take Social Security – Analyzing the Trade-offs
The decision on when to begin drawing Social Security benefits is not a simple one, and it’s critical that anyone on the threshold of this decision point take a serious look at the implications. In an article posted on www.bradenton.com, Karin Grablin,…
The Importance of Securing Your “My Social Security” Account
The Social Security Administration strongly advocates creating and registering “My Social Security” accounts as a means to prevent fraudulent activity affecting your benefits, according to an article posted on Carly Flynn Morgan on www.wkyc.com. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…”…
A Critical Look at the Argument for Social Security reform
Patrice Lee, a senior fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum and the director of outreach at Generation Opportunity, provides a thoughtful analysis of the viewpoints held by many of the millennial generation regarding Social Security. Her article, posted on www.wvgazettemail.com, includes…
A Columnist Looks at Retirement Issues
With the probability of a minimal Social Security COLA looming, and with medicare costs rising for many, the pressure to survive financially in retirement becomes a struggle. Finger Lakes Times columnist Tom Marsh outlines the problems faced by a segment…
Baby Boomers Learning from Millennials
Mentoring has always been a big part of the work place in that the veteran employees show the newer employees the ropes and make sure they integrate well in to the company. These days, however, the roles are reversing in…
Health Insurance in Retirement
Planning for retirement is confusing and difficult enough without taking in to account health insurance. Many put this off as it is not a nice thing to think about, but with old age inevitable comes health problems. Medical services make…