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The end of retirement as we knew it?
Fox Business reporter Casey Dowd, in a post on foxbusiness.com, takes a look at the results of Merrill Lynch’s recent study “Leisure in Retirement: Beyond the Bucket List,” focusing on a new wave of thinking about how people will spend their retirement years. Read…
Millennials in the Work Force
Millennials are not much different from the other generations in the work force. A recent survey showed that as little as 29% of working Millennials are emotionally vested in their work, a low number but not far removed from that…
Staying Put in Retirement
The majority of Americans prefer to not move in retirement. 83% of those nearing retirement or already in retirement say that they will stay in their current home for as long as possible, they have no desire to sell, move,…
Improper Payments by Medicare and Medicaid On the Rise?
At a hearing on Tuesday, members of a House oversight panel raised concerns about a rising number of improper Medicare and Medicaid payments. The hearing aimed to learn what steps Centers for Medicare and Medicaid is taking to limit improper…
Understanding the Health Care Dilemma and its Potential Impact on Your Retirement
The issue of universal health care is a major discussion point in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, but medai reports indicate that many Americans do not have a good understanding of the implications on them individually. In examining…
Doctors’ House Calls Saving Money For Medicare
(By Susan Jaffe for Kaiser Health News) Looking for ways to save money and improve care, Medicare officials are returning to an old-fashioned idea: house calls. But the experiment, called Independence at Home, is more than a nostalgic throwback to…
Obama’s Latest Executive Overreach Is in Medicare
(By Robert Moffitt for The Daily Signal) The Obama administration has proposed regulatory changes in payment for Medicare Part B drugs. They’re looking to impose a broad, multi-year change through a demonstration project. Medicare demonstrations routinely test payment or delivery…
The Future of Expenses in Retirement
Social Security benefits may not be able to keep up with the costs of health care over the next two decades. Today’s Americans are already undersaving for their retirement and Social Security is even now struggling to keep some afloat…
Entrepreneurs in Retirement
Baby Boomers continue to live up to their name and are creating a boom in businesses that cater to the retired population. In the past this may have meant the medical field, but today it refers to everything leisurely. Boomers…
Check out “Independence at Home”–A CMS Test Program
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is testing a program that “will work with medical practices to test the effectiveness of delivering comprehensive primary care services at home and if doing so improves care for Medicare beneficiaries with…