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House, Senate leaders agree on Medicare fees
House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday that he and top Senate Democrat Harry Reid have reached agreement on legislation to forestall a looming 24 percent cut in Medicare payments to doctors. Boehner, R-Ohio, said the legislation would fix the problem for…
Retirement savers: Remember the taxes
Two things happened recently that made me think about taxes and retirement saving. First, my husband and I prepared our taxes and for the first time had to take money out of a tax-deferred plan and pay taxes on those…
Last Minute Small Business Tax Tips for Procrastinators
Tax returns are due in less than three weeks. Are you procrastinating? Small business owners and self-employed individuals and who wait until the last minute are prone to dumb mistakes: forgetting to sign a return, goofing up on the math, or…
Medicare Rules Make Offsite Organ Recovery Costly
Many hospitals with transplant programs are refusing to allow brain-dead organ donors to be transported to more efficient off-site organrecovery centers citing a federal rule they say would cost them millions of dollars in Medicare reimbursement. “This rule has a significant financial impact…
House committee accuses Sebelius of ‘misleading’ about not knowing how many paid first-month
House Ways and Means committee chairman Rep. Dave Camp and health subcommittee chairman Rep. Kevin Brady held up “new evidence” Tuesday to accuse the Obama administration of “misleading” Congress about supposedly not keeping track of how many Obamacare customers have…
Retirement Living: Biggest retirement regrets
There are few things in life that let you do a do-over. Retirement is not one of them. So, if retirees had an opportunity to do something differently to prepare for their golden years, which mistakes would they correct? Financial advisers, asked…
Justices tackle health law birth control coverage
Supreme Court justices are weighing whether corporations have religious rights that exempt them from part of the new health care law that requires coverage of birth control for employees at no extra charge. The case being argued at the Supreme Court…
Developmental disability advocates urge lawmakers to invest in Florida’s communities
The Arc of Florida, The Arc of St. Lucie County and Florida Developmental Disabilities Council unveiled a plan designed to ensure that Floridians with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are fully included in their communities and not segregated in institutions…
McGill Reporter Disability Awareness Week: Making it virtual and accessible
McGill’s third Disability Awareness Week will be held March 24-28, and this year’s theme is ‘Making it virtual and accessible.’ The Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) promotes awareness and implementation of Universal Design (UD) as a sustainable and socially just…
‘File-and-suspend’: A Social Security strategy under fire
Are high-income Americans gaming Social Security? The Obama administration wants to go after the wealthy for “aggressive” moves to “manipulate” their Social Security claiming decisions, according to the fiscal 2015 budget released by the White House earlier this month. The administration…