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8 Things You Must Do Before You Retire
Getting ready to retire? The moves you make in the months before you call it quits can smooth the way to a secure future. After working diligently for more than 30 years—so you could set yourself up financially for your golden…
RACs recouped $3B for Medicare in 2013
Medicare’s recovery auditors returned more than $3 billion into the program’s coffers last year, a new government report shows. And providers that appealed those audits won less than 1 in 5 tries. While the RAC trade group cheered the report, it…
‘Take legislator to work day’ aids disability awareness
For National Disability Employment Awareness month, Mississippi Partnerships for Employment and lawmakers will have “Take Your Legislator to Work Day” events. Members of the Mississippi Legislature will visit the work places of people with disabilities, starting Tuesday with state Sen. David…
Time again to check your Medicare health and drug plans
NOW’s the time for Texans with Medicare to check their health and drug coverage for 2015. Medicare’s open enrollment period runs from Oct. 15 until Dec. 7. Open enrollment is the best time to make sure your health and drug plans still…
Government Should Target ‘Bad Guys,’ Not Entire Industries, Trade Group Says
A group representing businesses that speed monetary transactions between consumers has taken a legal stand against Operation Choke Point, the secretive Obama administration effort to financially starve industries that are politically out of favor. The Third Party Payment Processors Association filed…
VETERANS’ CORNER: VA debuts new disability claims forms
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Sept. 24 that it is introducing uniform disability claims forms to better serve veterans, families and survivors.and standizing the process by which veterans file claims and initiate appeals will make it easier for veterans…
Your Money: Turning your financial attention from your children to yourself as retirement nears
Every parent, sometime, will find it’s time to turn their attention from their children and to themselves. For Sally, 50, and Lee, 47, now is that time Their one child is in her late 20s and financially independent. So now, the couple…
Medicare Advantage: Is it right for you?
Do you prefer one-stop shopping to browsing in multiple stores? If so, you might be a candidate for Medicare Advantage, an alternative to original Medicare. Offered by private insurance companies, Medicare Advantage plans are usually Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) or Preferred Provider…
The News Journal Retirement: The middle-class crunch Obama didn’t mention
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the middle class is squeezed by stagnant wages, slow job growth and ever-higher college tuition. A new report shows that more and more U.S. workers are getting squeezed in another way: pushed into inadequate…
Lawmakers cut costs on mailings
Ohio members of Congress have cut back on the amount of literature — some call it propaganda — sent to constituents at taxpayers’ expense but have discovered another means for communicating their messages: e-mail Congressional franking – the term used for…