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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…
Now Trending: Delayed Social Security
Stanford University Center on Longevity’s report on retitrement trends (see The Sightlines Project: Seeing Our Way to Living Long, Living Well in 21st Century America) provides some degree of evidence that Americans are paying more attention to the benefits of delaying their…
What Medicare Does Not Cover
Many Medicare enrollees are surprised when they learn about some of the basic healthcare services that regular Medicare simply won’t pay for: vision, hearing, and dental. Read article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content…
Working into your retirement years might be good…for several reasons!
A new study from Oregon State University adds yet more incentive for delaying retirement. Researchers have linked working beyond the traditional age 65 retirement to a longer life span. Besides, there’s a financial benefit to continued work. Read more… Notice:…