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The Doctor Will See You Now: Pager Reimagines House Calls for the 21st Century
Sometimes, technology has a funny way of propelling us forward with ideas from the past. That’s certainly the case with Pager, a new company whose app enables users to schedule in-home appointments with physicians. Currently available in New York City,…
Social Security Disability: How Some Couples Can Get More Money in Retirement
Millions of Americans rely on Social Security disability benefits to help make ends meet after a debilitating injury or illness. But one key question that people on disability face is what will happen with their benefits after they retire. The…
Retirement: More Boomers Head Overseas for Cheap Living
Despite the economic doldrums of the past few years, many baby boomers are able to retire well, finding that they can live a very comfortable lifestyle on less money than anyone had thought possible. In fact, some boomers are even…
Don’t let your 401(k) retire before you do
A growing number of retirement savers who consistently participate in 401(k) plans are putting their money in target-date funds. Target-date funds invest in a mix of stocks, bonds and other assets based on your age and the date that you…
HEALTHBEAT: Study says house calls for the frail save Medicare money gov’t project under way
Ten or 12 times a year, Beatrice Adams’ daughter would race her frail mother to the emergency room for high blood pressure or pain from a list of chronic illnesses. Then Adams found a doctor who makes house calls, and…
4 Qualities For Retirement Planning In The Stressful Market
Making smart financial decisions is a crucial part of retirement planning. But nonfinancial qualities, like courage, play an important role, too. Why? Well, although we think of our financial choices as being purely rational, the truth is that any number of personality…
How Big Is the Social Security Crisis?
If you want to be the life of your next cocktail party, just tell everyone you meet that in 19 short years, all scheduled Social Security benefits are expected to be slashed by about 23%. Yep, 2033 will be a…
The Surprising Push to Make Your Benefits Bigger
For years, Social Security has faced a looming financial crisis that has future recipients fearful that they’ll have to accept smaller monthly payments than they’d hoped. Surprisingly, though, a growing group of lawmakers in Congress are working to raise Social…
What Might Social Security Look Like in 20 Years?
Ask a majority of Americans what they think about Social Security — the program intended to provide income to qualifying individuals so as to help prevent financial hardship — and they’ll tell you it’s broken. According to a CNN/ORC International poll…
What the history of Medicare Part D can tell us about Obamacare
How Americans will take to the Affordable Care Act over the long haul may be hard to predict, but mapping out its future course need not be entirely the product of guesswork. That’s because we have a model on which…