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Diabetes driving up health care costs, study finds
One in four people hospitalized in Santa Cruz County has diabetes, and one in three in California, driving up health care costs, according to a study released Thursday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research recommending prevention efforts. The study,…
The Importance of Giving All Workers Access to a Retirement Savings Plan
Back in January, Sylvester Schieber and Andrew Biggs made the case that retirement incomes are in much better shape than is commonly understood. Because the Current Population Survey (CPS) fails to count the bulk of the income older Americans derive from 401(k)…
COLUMN-Senator Rubio’s surprisingly bipartisan retirement saving idea
May 15 (Reuters) – When Republican politicians talk about how important Social Security and Medicare have been for their parents, it’s time to grab your wallet. These stories usually precede a proposal to cut benefits under the guise of “saving”…
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…