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Report finds ‘failure’ in Social Security discrimination complaint process
The Social Security Administration has failed to establish an adequate process for handling discrimination claims from employees and has sparked concerns about conflicts of interest in some of those cases, according to a scathing federal report obtained Thursday by The…
Why disability insurance is critical
Most people understand why having life insurance is a good idea: Nobody wants to leave their survivors in a financial lurch if they were to die suddenly. But what if you suffer an accident or illness and don’t die, but…
3 Ways to Kickstart Your Retirement Plan
Saving for retirement is above all a mental game. After all, that’s what people like about good old-fashioned pension plans — no muss, no fuss, things just work. It’s also why we tend to prefer direct deposit and online bill pay…
Reviving Medicare’s Flailing Prevention Program
President Kennedy, in 1963, designated May as the time to honor older Americans and on April 30th President Obama issued a proclamation to mark the beginning of the celebratory month, themed Safe Today, Healthy Tomorrow. In keeping with the theme, he…
Hearing Scheduled – Strengthening Social Security to Meet the Needs of Tomorrow’s Retirees
United States Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy has scheduled a hearing for Wednesday, May 21, 2014, 10:00 AM at 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building on this subject. Click here for additional information and to submit a statement…
Disability Insurance Awareness Month Points Out Staggering Facts
Alarmingly, the Social Security Administration published statistics in 2013 showing that 1 in 4 working adults will become disabled for a period of time before they retire. May is Disability Insurance Awareness Month and Lisa Gorlick a.k.a HypoGal has joined…
Bill Seeks To Provide Social Security Benefits To Gay Couples Living In Non-Equality States
A bill introduced by Democratic Senators Patty Murray and Mark Udall seeks to provide married gay couples living in states that do not recognize their marriages with Social Security spousal benefits. Read more… Notice: The “Read more…” link provided…
Solving the Retirement Puzzle
The growing recognition that millions of Americans are ill-prepared for retirement has prompted a number of state and federal policy proposals to promote retirement security. Yet even the most promising proposals fail to acknowledge a prerequisite to sustaining long-term savings:…
‘Compassionate allowances’ fast-track applications for disability benefits
t used to be that some people with serious disabilities would die before the Social Security Administration finally got around to reviewing their applications for disability benefits. Today, applicants with one of 225 of the severest medical conditions can win…
Rubio’s Social Security Reform Makes a Lot of Sense
Over the last few months, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio has been releasing a series of domestic policy proposals, the most recent of which is the best yet. Drawing on the work of Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute, a leading expert on Social…