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Medicare – Cutting Down on People Gaming the System
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Friday, May 6, 2016 that they are tightening the rules for enrolling in one of Obamacare’s special sign-up periods. With the intent to cut down on people “gaming” the system,…
The Obamacare Drama Continues to Play Out, says AMAC
Proponents of Obamacare are downplaying the announcement that United Healthcare, the largest insurance provider in the country, that it will significantly reduce its participation in Obamacare exchanges. But it means individuals seeking coverage at the Affordable Care Act [ACA] exchanges…
Your Step by Step Retirement Guide
Retirement can be something that sneaks up on you and catches you off guard. It can creep up and then cause you to feel rushed and unprepared when making these important decisions. You will need to plan ahead of time…
Location, location, location…something to think about in retirement.
Getting the most long-term benefit out of your Social Security benefits takes into account a number of factors, one of which is where you choose to spend your retirement years. In an article posted on www.hillsdale.net, columnist Nancy Hastings reports on…
The Ever Changing Face of Social Security
Social Security recently underwent some sweeping changes in how many, mainly couples, could file for retirement. These changes made a complicated system even more convoluted and hard to follow. Experts have been scrambling since the end of last year to…
A Visit From Congressman Webster
AMAC’s Leesburg, Florida office hosted a visit from Rep. Daniel Webster (FL-10) on Wednesday, May 4 during the Congressman’s regular series of “listening sessions” he conducts while home from Washington. The timing was perfect, since we’re in the run-up stages…
Mom’s in Retirement
Nearly half of mothers looking towards retirement are not feeling confident with the plans they have. This is according to a recent survey that pulled info from many demographics on this subject, the same survey showed that fathers shared this…
Raising Medicare’s Eligibility Age Could Trigger Gov’t Savings, But Tally Higher Total Health Spending
Healthcare spending for some services dropped by nearly a third when people turned 65 and switched from private insurance to Medicare, according to a recent study. The decline was driven by lower prices paid by the Medicare program to doctors…
Surprise! Both Political Parties are in Agreement
In rare and unanimous opposition from both chambers of Congress, the proposed Obama administration experiment to change the way doctors are paid to treat Medicare patients with serious illnesses is being challenged. The House is calling on Centers for Medicare…
Turning 60? Here are some things to think about…
Investment adviser Kenneth B. Petersen, in a post on www.montereyherald.com, provides some checkpoint-type hints relating to pre-planning eventual retirement strategies. Check out his thoughts here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. The…