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BBB Advises Seniors To Be Wary Of Mailers Offering Free Medicare, Benefit Brochures
Seniors in Missouri and Illinois should be cautious about responding to mailings offering free information on changes in Medicare, Social Security or other government benefits,Better Business Bureau(BBB) advises. In many cases, the mailings are designed to generate leads for insurance sales…
Ways & Means Repeals Key ObamaCare Provision
On Feb. 4, the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee moved forward with a bill to restore the 40 hour work week as the American definition of full-time. “We need to preserve the 40-hour workweek in America and end the Affordable…
Why 65 is Too Young to Retire
The magical age 65 that signaled retirement time for our parents might not hold true for the baby boomer generation. Sure the idea is appealing to call it quits before we are too old to appreciate and enjoy our second…
Top Ten mistakes when filing for Social Security
While some retirees are simply uninformed, others are dangerously misinformed about Social Security. Unfortunately, when it comes to your retirement years, what you don’t know can hurt you. These misconceptions can prevent you from taking the steps that are well…
Federal agency delivers ‘two-midnight’ win to hospitals
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will delay the implementation of the two-midnight rule for an additional six months, according to Kenneth Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association. The announcement signifies a major victory for hospitals…
4 ways to transition into retirement
Like quitting a dangerous drug, experts recommend easing out of work and into retirement with a planned and measured approach. Sure, you could go cold turkey, but it’s a risky road to take. Retirement planning won’t guarantee an idyllic retirement, but…
Social Security Expands Allowance List
The Social Security Administration has announced 25 new Compassionate Allowances (CA) conditions. The CA program reduces the time it takes to make decisions on disability applications filed by Americans with the most serious disabilities, so they receive decisions on their claims within…
Smart Benefits: Healthcare Is A-Changing
According to industry expert Robert Laszewski, of Health Policy and Strategy Associates in Washington D.C., the healthcare market is in the midst of an historic shift. And it will change the business of healthcare in this country. During his presentation last…
Medicare Part B premiums in 2014
As announced by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last October, the standard 2014 Medicare Part B premium remained unchanged from the 2013 amount of $104.90 per month. Part B covers physicians’ services, outpatient hospital services, certain home health services,…
Retirement Planning: The Benefits of Working Longer
Daryl Owens has experienced more curveballs in the past decade than many people face in a lifetime. A New Orleans native, she lost her home and all her possessions in 2005 to Hurricane Katrina. With most of the hospitals in…