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Medicare to Start Paying Doctors Who Coordinate Needs of Chronically Ill Patients
In a policy change, the Obama administration is planning to pay doctors to coordinate the care of Medicare beneficiaries, amid growing evidence that patients with chronic illnesses suffer from disjointed, fragmented care. Although doctors have often performed such work between…
7 Priorities for the 2016 Congressional Budget Resolution
The new 114th Congress has a responsibility to address growing spending and debt. This is especially true following the post-election pledge made by House Speaker John Boehner (R–OH) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R–KY) to address “a national debt…
Social Security Should Step Up Fraud Detection
CNS News reports the Social Security Administration’s inspector general discovered the SSA database has 6.5 million people on the roll that are currently at least 112 years old. This explains a number of modern day annoyances: Motorists who park in the…
I can get my Social Security abroad, so why not my Medicare?
Medicare rules and private insurance plans can affect people differently depending on where they live. To make sure the answers here are as accurate as possible, Phil is working with the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP). It is funded…
Will Social Security Decide Maryland’s Senate Race?
The race for Barbara Mikulski’s Maryland Senate seat has just begun. But Social Security is already shaping up as a major issue, especially between two leading contenders: Maryland representatives Chris Van Hollen and Donna Edwards. Van Hollen is favored by some…
Social Security numbers could be banned on Medicare cards, W-2s under proposed federal law
With identity theft involving income tax returns mounting, Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Wednesday proposed legislation that would help victims get their refunds more quickly, limit the number of refunds to any one bank account or mailing address, and…
Memo: Illegals to Receive Social Security, Credit for Time Worked Illegally
Under President Obama’s rule, illegal immigrants will be eligible for Social Security payments — and they’ll be credited for the time they’ve been working illegally, in some cases. Obama’s executive actions — according to a Congressional Research Service [(CRS)] memo sent…
Most Americans Count on Social Security to Fund Retirement
Despite ongoing concerns about the future of our country’s Social Security program, more than half of Americans (including 40 percent of millennials) are planning to fund at least a portion of their retirement with Social Security benefits, according to Capital…
USA Today OpEd: Don’t Make It Harder to Save for Retirement
The Obama administration is proposing a retirement rule that could restrict access to information, limit investor choice and raise costs on American families saving for retirement. This isn’t about whether brokers and investment advisers should be subject to a fiduciary duty…
40 Isn’t the New 30: Why Saving for Retirement is a Young Person’s Game
At 30, you may feel like you have plenty of time left to save for your golden years—after all, you’re likely still more than three decades away from leaving the workforce. But having a long career ahead of you doesn’t necessarily…