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Social Security insecurity
As the average age of Americans has risen, so has the number of people on Social Security. Yet the Social Security Administration has shut down 5 percent of its offices in the past five years, and reduced hours of operation…
Will home care get more high tech?
Many families with the ability to pay for home care out of pocket prize flexible, low-cost, independent providers who have as little to do with the government as possible and may not even have checking accounts. But the Centers for…
Where’s the Annual Social Security Report?
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has announced his intention to sue President Obama for “failure to faithfully follow the nation’s laws” by taking extra-legal executive actions in some areas and failing to execute the laws in other areas such as…
Medicare May Expand Payment for Telemedicine Services
Under a proposed rule setting the Part B physician fee schedule for calendar year 2015, Medicare would expand payment for certain medical and mental health services furnished via telemedicine technologies. “We are proposing to add the following services to the list…
Healthier America, Saving Our Nation from Collapse
My mother once felt bad because we didn’t have an ashtray in our house. Many of our relatives smoked. They would come to our house and sit for an hour or more and light up while sitting in the living…
Claim For Amounts Due In The Case Of Deceased Beneficiary
A deceased beneficiary may have been due a Social Security payment at the time of death. Amounts due a deceased beneficiary may be paid to a family member or a legal representative of the estate in the following order. A deceased…
Website helps Delaware teens with disabilities plan for the future
A first-of-its-kind website, the DelAWARE DisABILITY HUB, was recently launched to help young people with disabilities and their families make the transition from adolescence to adulthood. “This is a huge step forward in supporting the disability community throughout Delaware,” Lt Gov.…
Feds push electronic records that make fraud easier
The federal government is rewarding doctors and hospitals for moving to electronic health records — and will soon punish them if they don’t — even though these records currently make it easier for health care providers to defraud government-paid health…
Program matches retiring business owners with younger entrepreneurs
About a year ago, veterinarians Julie Ebert and Casey Thomas received postcards from The University of Kansas Redefining Retirement program asking if they were interested in selling or purchasing a veterinary clinic within the next six months to a year. The…
Facts about Medicare and retirement
Anyone turning 65 should examine their Medicare choices carefully. “Turning 65 is the trigger for your Medicare enrollment, so it’s important to study this decision as your birthday approaches,” said Paula Muschler, operations manager of the Allsup Medicare Advisor, a…