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Boomers in Politics
This election season the Baby Boomer generation regained its grip on the white house. Both major candidates are firmly rooted within the age range that classifies all Baby Boomers and the same generation has become the sounding board for most of…
Turning Medicare Into a Premium Support System: Frequently Asked Questions
(By Gretchen Jacobson and Tricia Neuman for Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation) Premium support is a general term used to describe an approach to reform Medicare that aims to reduce the growth in Medicare spending by increasing competition among health…
Understanding the Implications of Divorce and Death in Social Security Planning
In an article posted on eresearch.fidelity.com, Dow Jones Newswires writer Robert Powell takes a look at some of the Social Security planning issues that emerge in relation to marriage, divorce, death, and remarriage. Citing works published by several noted authors, the article provides…
The Future of Social Security Benefit Increases
For the third time in the past seven years, Social Security beneficiaries did not receive a cost-of-living increase in 2016, and the trend is likely to continue. Even if there is an increase in 2017, it is projected to be…
Denied Disability Benefits – Filing an Online Appeal
(Source – Social Security Administration) Social Security offers you many options to conduct business with us online. Far gone are the days when you needed to visit our offices or call us on the phone to appeal a denial of…
Understanding the reasons why Social Security reform is critical now
Charles Blahous, senior research fellow for the Mercatus Center and former public trustee for Social Security and Medicare, outlines the consequences of postponing Social Security reform in an article posted on economics21.org. The article reinforces the comments made last week by colleague Jason…
It All Comes Down to Money
In the multibillion-dollar legal battle between Anthem Inc. and Express Scripts it all centers on the high drug prices with insurance companies pushing back to make sure services of their Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBM) are being provided at a fair…
Among the Hidden Poor: the Elderly
According to 2015 UCLA Center for Health Policy research, California is a leading state in which seniors have become among the hidden poor. Read more… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted…
Retirement and Pensions
Pensions are a dying practice in America and are quickly disappearing, most pensions today are held by public servants and government employees. There is still a lot of thought that must go in to how you will collect on your…
Social Security’s Future – The Likelihood of Reduced Benefits?
Forbes Contributor Tim Worstall offers conjecture on the nature of dire projections in the media about Social Security running out of money and benefits being chopped. His perspective is a bit different from the boilerplate media…check it out here. Notice:…