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Boomers, Technology, and Marketing
Baby Boomers currently spend more money on technology than any other age group. This is a direct contradiction to the stereotype of the old fashioned, tech illiterate Boomer that many are familiar with. Boomers also share more across social media…
Trying to find adequate elder care is a bureaucratic and personal nightmare
(By Laura Katz Olson for STAT) I’ve been studying elder care for more than 40 years. My special interest is how social welfare policies affect long-term care. But what I have learned during my career didn’t fully prepare me when…
Preparing to Deal With Social Security’s Future
You’ve seen and heard the projections of Social Security’s shortfalls in the years ahead and how they might affect your retirement. Rather than sit back and take a wait-and-see position, though, there are some preparations your can put in place to…
Baby Boomers and Alzheimer’s Research
Alzheimer’s is among the scariest diseases in old age. Over 5 million Baby Boomers are currently afflicted by it and the number will only go up in the foreseeable future. Currently, this disease costs Americans $236 billion each year. Projections…
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…”…