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Social Security and Spousal Benefits
If you are married or ever have been, you need to know how to maximize your spousal Social Security benefits. To begin with, you must be at least age 62 (with one exception) and your current or ex-spouse must be qualified…
Marfan Syndrome and Social Security Disability
An inherited disorder of the connective tissues that can have serious, even life-threatening implications, Marfan syndrome can qualify for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. Connective tissues anywhere in the body may be affected, though joint, vision, and heart complications are…
Medicare is here to stay
Medicare went into effect 48 years ago on July 1, 1966. Earlier that same year, Medicare workers went door to door trying to get seniors to sign up. Medicare was not the cornerstone then that it is today and people did…
OP-ED: Rethinking the term disability
This past weekend, the College of San Mateo was incredibly fortunate to have hosted the 2014 U.S. Paralympics Track and Field National Championships. World-class athletes from all over the country were able to take in the wonderful views up at…
Social Security Closes Offices As Boomers Retire. How to Get Help Now.
As millions of Baby Boomers start to retire, the Social Security Administration is being flooded with demands for help with benefits. But in a feat of bad timing, the agency has closed 64 field offices (1 out of 20), reduced…
The real cost of delaying retirement savings will shock you
Recent graduates have a lot on their minds: moving, finding a job and the looming repayment of school loans. Retirement is typically low on the list of priorities, but ignoring the issue entirely can literally cost young professionals hundreds of…
Four Ways to Supercharge Your Social Security Payments
If everyone got the same Social Security payment — no matter how much they earned or how long they worked — retirement would be simple. But there are so many variations in Social Security benefits that it pays to spend…
‘The Doctor Is In’ lecture at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, 111 Brewster St., Pawtucket, hosts a program titled “Developments in Joint Replacement, Hip and Knee” as part of its “The Doctor Is In” series Wednesday, from 9 to 10:30 a.m., in the Sayles Conference Center.…
Senate Aging Committee Examines the Effects of Shuttered Social Security Service Offices on Seniors
Despite an increased caseload resulting from the retirement of the Baby Boomers and the expansion of the Social Security Disability Insurance Program (SSDI), in the past five years, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has closed 64 of approximately 1,245 field…
Bigger Health Companies: Good for Medicare, Maybe Not for Others
Although Obamacare’s health insurance expansion has directly provided coverage to only about 4 percent of Americans, changes embedded in the Affordable Care Act could affect many more people, and not always in good ways. One such change is a provision that allows organizations…