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New Sites Added To Autism Treatment Network
Two more medical centers will soon join a national network designed to provide a one-stop shop for autism care. New sites in Missouri and California will be added to Autism Speaks’ Autism Treatment Network in September, bringing the total number of…
The Top 10 Social Security Myths
If I had the space, I probably could write a column called “The Top 100 Social Security Myths.” I see examples of them almost every day in the emails I get from my readers. Alas, I’ll barely have room to…
Today’s Policy Agenda: Medicare Advantage May Be Worth It
At the Upshot, Austin Frakt discusses whether or not Medicare Advantage is a good use of taxpayer money. Medicare Advantage, a private managed-care alternative, costs 6 percent more than traditional Medicare, and the amount of seniors who choose Medicare Advantage plans has nearly…
Give yourself a birthday gift, check your Social Security statement
It used to be that a few months before each birthday, you would get a statement from the Social Security Administration telling you your estimated benefit if you elected to take it early, at 62; at your full retirement age…
How to pick the perfect retirement location
When Don and Dot Thomas were in their late 50s, they took a class on preparing for retirement. They lived in Elm Grove, Wis., at the time, and decided that they were going to move south after Don retired from…
How to Fight an SSI or Social Security Disability Overpayment Notice
Is the Social Security Administration charging you with an overpayment? If so, Social Security believes that you got benefits when you were not eligible to get them. They must notify you in writing of the overpayment before they may take…
2014 Disability Employment Awareness Month event aims to empower
Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The Office of Disability Employment Policy has the lead in planning NDEAM activities and materials to increase the public’s awareness of the contributions and skills of American workers with…
Medicare To Pay Physicians To Provide Care Coordination Services
Medicare in January 2015 plans to begin paying physicians a monthly fee to coordinate the care of beneficiaries with chronic diseases, in an effort to improve continuity of care, the New York Times reports. For each beneficiary with two or more chronic conditions…
Report: Social Security Lifts Hundreds Of Thousands Of Illinoisans Out Of Poverty
The “modest benefits” provided under the Social Security program were enough to boost 807,000 Illinoisans out of poverty in 2012, including 585,000 seniors, according to a new report released by Social Security Works and the Alliance for Retired Americans. At the national level, 22 million people,…
The ‘Tiny House Movement’ and ‘Binge Saving’: The New Retirement
Retirement statistics. One out of five individuals near retirement, or between the ages of 55 and 64, have absolutely zero money saved, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. That’s 20 percent. Unfortunately, most people aren’t…