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Important Information About the Federal Government Shutdown
Due to the Federal Government Shutdown, Social Security field offices are open with limited services. Hearings offices remain open to conduct hearings before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). Social Security card centers are closed. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments…
Medicare, Medicaid Will Still Run If Government Shuts Down
According to U.S. officials, veterans and Medicare and Medicaid recipients will continue to receive health care benefits even if the federal government shuts down on Tuesday. In the event of a government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
Americans don’t contribute enough to retirement funds, MU researcher finds
As the oldest of the baby boomers begin to reach retirement age, a large percentage of Americans are thinking more and more about how much money they must save to be able to retire comfortably. Also, more and more employers…
The Rise of Semi-Retirement
Switching directly from a full-time job that consumes most of your waking hours to retirement can be a very abrupt change. More than a third of working Americans say they would like to semi-retire, or cut back their hours, before…
Understanding the difference between Medicare and the marketplaces
If you have Medicare, you may be confused by the buzz surrounding the launch of the new health insurance marketplaces, which are part of the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare). What do these marketplaces mean for you? It’s important…
What is the definition of “disability” for the purposes of Social Security disability benefits?
For the purposes of Social Security disability benefits (SSDI or SSI), the term “disability” is defined in the Social Security Act as as an inability “to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment…
How Expanding Social Security Can Help
This is an awesome new infographic on Social Security put together though a partnership between Democracy for America, Move On, and Social Security Works. It explains how retirement savings accounts can reinforce economic inequality and highlights the recent efforts of…
Town Hall helps in fight for Social Security, Medicare
For the past 78 years, Social Security has lifted millions of seniors out of poverty and provided many more with the opportunity to live out their golden years with dignity and independence. And for 48 years, Medicare has provided seniors…
Quick Fix for Social Security Could Create False Hopes
Apparently when one is an elected official, one has to make sure their concerns reflect the concerns of their constituency and obviously the concerns of seniors is at the top of the list. Seniors – more than any other age…
House Republicans raise stakes and propose one-year delay of Obamacare
Republicans on Saturday mapped out a collision course towards the first US government shutdown in 17 years, making fresh demands for postponing Obama’s heathcare reforms almost certain to be rejected by Democrats. With federal government spending authority scheduled to expire on Monday night,…