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Forbes receives ‘Guardian of Seniors’ Rights’ award
Congressman J. Randy Forbes, VA-04, was awarded the “Guardian of Seniors’ Rights” Award by The 60 Plus Association for his strong support of seniors throughout the 113th Congress. “Keeping our promises as a nation is not an option, it’s an…
McConnell pressed to repeal ObamaCare with budget move
With Senate Democrats likely to filibuster any stand-alone repeal bill, conservatives say incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) should use a procedural maneuver known as reconciliation to muscle through a bill with 51 votes. “Republicans should use reconciliation to fully…
Medicare Costs For Breast Cancer Screenings Soar, But Benefits Remain Unclear
Medicare-funded breast cancer screenings jumped 44 percent from $666 million to $962 million from 2001 to 2009, yet those added costs did not improve early detection rates among the 65 and older Medicare population, according to a Yale School of…
Be a Friend This Holiday Season
Especially for widowed or single people with any type of disability, the holiday season can become a very lonely stretch, often involving depression. If you have a friend or neighbor with a disability unable to share the holidays with anyone…
Americans anxious about their retirement savings
Most Americans who are not yet retired have difficulty juggling savings for retirement and paying their bills, and 64 percent are anxious about the amount of retirement savings they currently have. Still, 55 percent think they will ultimately be financially ready…
Sen. Boxer visits O.C. to discuss medical errors
Ask the guy next door what the three leading causes of death in America are, and he will likely nail the first two: heart disease and cancer. But for the third, “They’ll say something that’s so far off,” Sen. Barbara…
New Senate, governor, and the old health care
Four experts from Philly.com’s “Field Clinic” blog shared their thoughts last week at Drexel University on the future of Obamacare – Apocalyse or Affirmation – after the Republican takeover of the Senate and the election of a Democratic governor in…
Where will Obama draw the line on GOP bills to roll back reform?
Big Republican election gains in Congress will position the GOP to aggressively challenge Obamacare in 2015. Now the questions are how sweeping Republican efforts will be to roll back the law, and whether the party will pursue its longstanding goal…
Nannies and Taxes: Do the Right Thing and Profit, Too
There are reportedly more than a million nannies at work in the U.S., caring for other people’s children. That’s not so surprising, considering that many nannies today earn more than $50,000 per year, and some earn more than $100,000. Employing…
How Social Security annual increases are calculated
Some topics are a lot more controversial than others. But I was amazed when my Oct. 1, 2014, article that correctly predicted next year’s 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits several weeks before the official announcement triggered more than…