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Social Security Disability: What Happens When You Turn 65?
One of the most common questions individuals receiving Social Security disability (SSD) benefits have is whether they switch to retirement benefits when they turn 65. The answer is that when an individual reaches full retirement age—often 65 but sometimes older,…
National Social Security Week
<em class=”wnDate”>Sunday, August 17, 2014 12:25 PM EDT</em&gt National my Social Security week is August 17-23, 2014. During that week, Social Security will host a number of events and activities across the country. The goal is to raise awareness of the…
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 15, 2014
Our nation’s Social Security system celebrated its 79th anniversary on Thursday, and Alliance members commemorated the important event by throwing more than 30 birthday parties across the country with cake and balloons. Celebrations focused on the long term success of…
Just-about-65ers learn ins and outs of Medicare
If you’re nearing 65, it’s probably time to start thinking about Medicare and all its parts. About 25 people gathered Monday in the Community Room at the Roe-Jan Library for a presentation by the Columbia County Office on the Aging…
Social Security ‘Ticket To Work’ Has Been A Massive Failure
The Social Security program Congress instituted to incentivize employers to hire workers on the disability roll has completely failed to live up to expectations, the Washington Examiner reports. The program, called Ticket to Work, was originally created in 1999 as…
Understanding and claiming survivor benefits
About 6 million people get Social Security survivor benefits, but figuring out the best way to incorporate them into a retirement plan can be daunting. In fact, the Social Security Administration doesn’t allow online applications for such benefits, and in…
Pervasive Medicare Fraud Proves Hard to Stop
The ordinary looking office building in a suburb of Baltimore gives no hint of the high-tech detective work going on inside. A $100 million system churns through complicated medical claims, searching for suspicious patterns and posting the findings on a…
Is Life Insurance Needed in Retirement?
While many retirees choose to stop paying their life insurance premiums when they no longer have young families to take care of, there are a few reasons you may still want to keep your policy. Here are some different points…
Immigrants, Both Documented and Undocumented, Are Helping Save Medicare and Social Security
A new report from the Partnership for the New American Economy and an analysis of Social Security data by MSNBC offer more evidence that immigrants, whether they are documented or undocumented, are major contributors to the economic well-being of major…
Social Security Celebrates 79 Years
For the past 79 years, Social Security has maintained its place as an American cornerstone. Secure as its foundation is, Social Security has also been at the forefront of change. As the face of America has evolved over the course…