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How to find work after 50
Many boomers and older Americans wish to continue working well into their 60s, 70s and even 80s; some to create extra income and increase their funds for retirement and others as they want the challenge or just want to keep…
REHAB HOSPITALS FIGHT RULES CHANGE, CITE BENEFITS TO RECUPERATING PATIENTS
Kessler official leads national charge on maintaining funding, but nursing homes support proposed new Medicare guidelines as prudent Proposed changes to Medicare guidelines could force small rehab hospitals to close their doors, according to its industry association, thus closing off a…
SOCIAL SECURITY: LITTLE CHANGES MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN SERVING YOU
A new year is a time for change. People across the world make resolutions and set goals to better themselves and the world around them. Whether you want to shed a few pounds, secure your finances for retirement, devote more…
Game of ‘gotcha’ on health insurance
Seniors, others grapple with gap in drug coverage Congress has this way of providing benefits … sort of. Or maybe it’s a big game of “gotcha.” In 2006, Congress passed Part D to add drug benefits for seniors on Medicare. Before that,…
Malcolm Gladwell: Tell People What It’s Really Like To Be A Doctor
In last week’s article, Malcolm Gladwell dissected and diagnosed American health care. Throughout our interview, he tackled controversial topics from the Affordable Care Act and medical malpractice to the contrasting Canadian health care system and much more. I expected him to dive…
Retirement good for your health, study finds
DOES retirement better health, or make it worse? A new study published in The Journal of Human Resources point to the former. “Results indicate that the retirement effect on health is beneficial and significant,” Michael Insler, an assistant professor of economics at…
RETIREMENT PLANNING: Don’t focus on the wrong things
Could you be focusing on the wrong area of your retirement plan? Are you agonizing over your investment portfolio? Do you constantly scrutinize the performance of your mutual funds to see how they stack up to their peers or to…
Addressing the Dangers of Nursing Facilities
Earlier this month, the federal department of Health & Human Services concluded that more than one of every five skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients suffered serious harm from events such as medication errors, falls, or infections in 2011. Half were sent to…
Retirement Roadblocks: Are They All in Your Head?
Economists, journalists, and financial-services companies love to pile on the subject of why most Americans aren’t saving enough for retirement. But aside from the issue of not having enough disposable income to save, what if retirement saving is a behavioral issue. We can…
Fellow baby boomers, we have a job to do: Entitlement reform
My baby boom generation has always dreamed of transforming society. In callow youth, we felt a calling to bring a more enlightened consciousness to America. That epic self-confidence has faded for many of us. And yet, the longing to do something…