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Social Security Payout Shrinks
Calculating Social Security retirement benefits can be tricky. If you worked in a government job and did not pay Social Security taxes, part of your civil service pension gets deducted from your Social Security benefits, an offset called the Windfall…
Medicare Part D changes next year
For those looking to change their Medicare health or prescription drug coverage for 2015, now is the time — open enrollment is in full swing. Until Sunday, Dec. 7, the Medicare-eligible have the opportunity to choose a new Medicare Advantage or…
York County seniors can get free help navigating Medicare
For seniors who are unsure about their Medicare coverage options, inaction can be a costly mistake. But theYork County Area Agency on Aging’s APPRISE program can help. Built to coincide with Medicare’s annual enrollment period, which began Oct. 15 and…
Don’t Let Social Security Overpayments Come Back to Haunt You
Every year, thousands of people receive larger benefits from the Social Security Administration than they’re legally entitled to. And although this may seem like a great deal for the recipients, the reality is that it can come back to haunt…
Group to make 54 apartments available to homeless veterans
Two newly-refurbished, three-bedroom apartments in North Chicago were unveiled Friday by the Community Action Partnership of Lake County as the organization kicked off its “Home for the Holidays” campaign to provide housing to homeless veterans and their families. “We have…
White House punts on extending further benefits to gay couples
If there’s new consideration to extend Social Security and veterans spousal benefits to same-sex couples in states without marriage equality, it doesn’t appear to be happening in the White House. In a response to question Friday from the Washington Blade,…
7 facts that show the American dream is dead
A recent poll showed that more than half of all people in this country don’t believe that the American dream is real. Fifty-nine percent of those polled in June agreed that “the American dream has become impossible for most people to achieve.” More and…
Paducah area businesses recognized for work with disabilities
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) recognized 18 Paducah, Kentucky area employers and service providers. The businesses were recognized during the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce Business Education Partnership (BEP) meeting held…
What is a Medicare Set Aside?
“Is my Medicare coverage protected or am I going to lose it? Do I have to do a Medicare Set Aside?” When discussions about worker’s compensation or liability settlements are heating up, I’m frequently asked this basic question by many of…
Social Security reform should boost benefits and taxes, poll finds
It’s no surprise that a new public opinion survey would find broad public opposition to cutting Social Security benefits. But a survey released this week [PDF] by the National Academy of Social Insurance finds a strong majority of Americans actually…