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How much do you know about the new Social Security rules?
Although media coverage of the changes in store for Social Security in 2016 has been substantial, there may be somewhat of a lack of understanding among those potentially affected by the changes. For those of you who want to assess…
Recap – 2016 Medicare Parts A & B Premiums and Deductibles
Although we’re well into 2016, the editorial staff at the AMAC Foundation’s Medicare Report thought it would be good as a refresher to re-post this November press release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services outlining the 2016 premiums and…
Breaking Down the Retirement Savings Argument
Andrew Biggs, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and a Forbes contributor, takes a look at one of the major premises of the popular Social Security expansion argument in an article titled “My Favorite Misleading Statistic on Americans’ Retirement Savings.”…
Improving Investments in Retirement
Retiring is no excuse to get lax on your investments, it may be one of the more important times to make sure they are heading in the right direction, especially now. It’s too easy to fall in to the trap…
How Sanders Would Pay for Expanded Benefits
Sanders is starting to gain traction in promising expansions of both Social Security and Medicare. He is proposing tax increases in order to pay for these. This Medicare overhaul would cost employees an extra 2.2 percent on top of another…
The Need for Fraud Detection and Prevention
Social Security beneficiaries include nearly 42 million retired workers, and there are about 6 million survivors of deceased workers receiving benefits, so there’s ample room for fraud to take place in the system. This article, published on www.herald-dispatch.com, calls for the public…
Bernie Sanders on Single-Payer Health Care…How to Cover the Cost?
As Bernie Sanders’ campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination picks up steam, questions have become more intense on the issue of how to fund his universal health care plans. This article, by Tami Luhby on money.cnn.com, takes a look at this and…
A Look at the Aging of America
The Washington Post’s Editorial Board, an an article posted on www.washingtonpost.com, provides a statistical view of the implications of a rapidly aging population here in America, and cites the absence of firm plans to deal with the issues. Read the article…
Baby Boomers and Recent Market Trends
The stock market has been a rocky and volatile environment recently and as such is a very intimidating place for those that are not pros in this arena. This greatly affects Baby Boomers looking to shore up their investments heading…
Health Care Benefits and Employment
Survey after Survey finds that health care benefits are still one of the biggest things potential employees look for in a job. Baby Boomers and Millennials place near identical importance on this issue and are more likely to take jobs…