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Intellectual disability may be caused by prenatal gene mutation
The mutation of a gene vital for foetal brain development could be responsible for impaired mental function in children born with intellectual disabilities, Australian researchers have discovered. The gene, TUBB5, is critical for building connections between nerve cells of the…
Taxpayers Face Big Medicare Tab For Unusual Doctor Billing
Ronald S. Weaver isn’t a cardiologist. Yet 98% of the $2.3 million that the Los Angeles doctor’s practice received from Medicare in 2012 was for a cardiac procedure, according to recently released government data.The procedure is rarely used by the…
Surprise: Even wealthy retirees live on Social Security and pensions
Reuters) – Where do affluent retirees get their income? Portfolios invested in stocks and bonds, you might think – but you’d be wrong. Turns out many are living mainly on Social Security and good old pensions. That’s the surprising finding…
Same-Sex Ruling Also Impacts Social Security Benefits
A long-time U.S. Social Security official says the recent ruling in Wisconsin allowing same-sex marriages also has profound affects on that program. Webster Phillips worked for Social Security for 31 years before retiring. He now is a staff member of…
Report: Social Security judges rubber-stamp claims
Four Social Security judges are headed to Capitol Hill to face accusations they rubber-stamped claims for disability benefits, approving billions of dollars in payments from the cash-strapped program. Each of the judges approved more than 90 percent of the cases…
Millennials Have Got One Thing Right: Only 8% Expect Full Social Security Benefits & 51% Expect …
Over the last month, millions of students have been celebrating their college graduation. These students have been saving, studying, and looking forward toward to that moment for years. Now with graduation behind them, their next big investmentcould be a car,…
Disability Association presents concerns to council
Members of the Exploits Disability Association, representing people in the region with various disabilities, met last week with several members of the Town of Grand Falls-Windsor to discuss concerns around accessibility in the town. The Advertiser caught up with association…
3 ways to avoid outliving your nest egg
If you haven’t figured it out by now, you soon will: Building a nest egg is (relatively) easy; tapping that same nest egg in retirement so that it lasts as long as you do is the hard part. Three steps…
What happens to our Social Security checks if my husband dies?
I have been married for 41 years to the same wonderful man. We only have our Social Security checks with a little pension from his job. I am very concern about losing his Social Security check of $1,800 a month…
U.S. assistant labor secretary talks about new disability hiring standards
Kathleen Martinez, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Policy, recently joined more than 60 representatives of area businesses and agencies to discuss disability employment and the newly implemented federal disability hiring standards. “I want to thank you for being…