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Coalition to Save Our Social Security Unveils Petition with Half-a-Million Signatures to Keep Field Offices Open
On Thursday, October 2, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) will join Social Security Works and the Alliance for Retired Americans in four cities across the country to unveil a petition with half-a-million signatures demanding that Social Security offices remain open…
How Both Sides of the Aisle Have Been Hypocritical on Government Accounting
During the Social Security debates of the late 1990s and early 2000s, some conservatives argued that investing the trust fund (or letting individuals invest their payroll taxes) in stocks would generate a “free lunch” — much greater retirement savings at…
You don’t need to be a techie to use Social Security online
Oct. 3 is Techies Day – a time for propeller-heads to embrace their hardware-obsessed, online-addicted selves. But for the less technical, it also happens to be the 14th annual Computer Learning Month. So you have an entire month to figure…
‘Tis The Season For Medicare Scams
Medicare’s seven-week open enrollment period is right around the corner, a time when many area seniors will be making changes to their health care coverage. The open enrollment period, Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, is the one time during the year when people…
Former NYPD cop from Yorktown charged in disability fraud
A retired New York City police officer from Yorktown was arrested Wednesday on federal charges that he bilked Social Security out of more than $300,000 in disability benefits while working over the past decade as director of security for Tourneau,…
Outliving savings is retirement fear for many
Almost half — 46 percent — of investors in the U.S. are worried they will outlive their savings in retirement, a new survey shows. In fact, 36 percent of retired investors and 50 percent of investors who aren’t retired are concerned…
The Flaw in Using Medicare Price Caps as a Cost-Control Model
Recent articles have suggested capping health-care prices at a percentage above Medicare payment levels as a way to bring down health costs. But evidence suggests that, rather than reducing overall spending levels, Medicare’s price caps don’t effectively control health costs. The August blogpost proposing the idea,…
Editorial: Beware the sophomore slump
All the trends are positive as the insurance industry, the government and healthcare reform advocates gear up for the second year of open enrollment on the federal and state-run insurance exchanges. Competition is up. Price increases are modest. And politicians who thought they could…
Disney autism disability lawsuit moves to Orlando federal court
A Federal judge has transferred a California autism discrimination lawsuit against the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts to Orlando, after Disney argued for the transfer. The suit alleges that Disney’s Disability Access Service, which began in 2013, discriminates against autistic children…
14% of People Failed this Simple Social Security Quiz
Earlier this year, independent investment advisory firm Financial Engines commissioned a survey of people approaching retirement. When asked how much they knew about Social Security, more than three-quarters of respondents said they were either very confident or somewhat confident that they had…