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5 Ways High Income Women Can Overcome Their Retirement Challenges
Are you on track to retire? According to our latest retirement preparedness report, the retirement preparedness of US employees continued to improve last year, especially among women and higher income employees. That sounds like double good news for high-income women…
Seniors’ obesity-counseling benefit goes largely unused
Three years ago, the Obama administration offered hope to millions of overweight seniors when it announced Medicare would offer free weight-loss counseling. Officials estimated that about 30% of seniors are obese and therefore eligible for counseling services, which studies have…
Government Benefits for People with Disabilities
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one in five people is affected by disabilities. Some of those disabilities happen at birth, while others are the result of injury, illness or aging. Despite the limitations these conditions…
Insider information may put the future of Obamacare in doubt, says AMAC
The new Republican-controlled Congress is all set to focus on the undoing of Obamacare when it convenes on January 3. “Meanwhile, the members of the new Senate and House majorities are busy gathering powerful new evidence that the architects of the…
5 Potential Social Security Fixes
Social Security’s tax revenue and trust fund reserves will provide enough cash to pay out promised benefits until 2033. After that, the trust fund will be exhausted and incoming payroll taxes will only bring in enough to pay for 77 percent…
Many Americans Have Waved Goodbye to Their Nest Eggs
Many Americans are nearing retirement with only Social Security to support them and a mortgage that is far from paid off — and the situation might be getting worse. According to Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and…
Keep an eye on the earnings cap
The Social Security Administration estimates that a man reaching 65 today can expect to live, on average, until 84 and a woman turning 65 today can expect to live until about 86. By waiting until the “magic age” of 66…
Schools Must Offer Communication Supports, Feds Say
The Obama administration is reminding schools of their wide-ranging responsibilities to students with disabilities who struggle with speech and other communication difficulties. In guidance issued Wednesday, federal officials said the nation’s public schools have obligations under three separate laws to “ensure that communication…
Veteran’s Disability
Throughout our history, women have served alongside men in our nation’s conflicts. These veterans deserve the same recognition, benefits, and treatment their male counterparts receive. Historically, this has not been the case. The disparity of service and treatment between male…
NASS Launches Spine Foundation to End Spine-Related Disability Worldwide
During its 29th Annual Meeting, the North American Spine Society (NASS) launched the North American Spine Foundation, a non-profit organization established to end spine-related disability through research, education and advocacy. “Spine-related disability impacts us all, outpacing diabetes, lung cancer, tuberculosis, preterm birth and malaria…