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Understanding Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) can produce savings for working Americans. In an article posted on www.fool.com, Dan Caplinger covers the basics on how FSAs work, along with an update on recent IRS changes that make the year-end balance dilemma a little…
273 physician groups urge CMS to move forward with APMs in Medicare Advantage
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a letter to CMS, 273 physician groups and independent practice associations called on the agency to develop advanced alternative payment model incentives for physicians assuming risk in Medicare Advantage contracts with health plans,…
You, Women’s History, and the Power of Social Security
(Source: Social Security Administration) March is Women’s History Month — a time to focus not just on the past, but on the challenges women continue to face. Nearly 60 percent of the people receiving Social Security benefits are women, and…
Another Quick Assessment of How Much You Know About Retirement
They pop up from time-to-time, and they are worthwhile paying attention to. We’re talking about those quickie “tests” to see how well-versed you are on things you should know about planning for retirement. Here’s one from Fidelity Investments that addresses a…
Don’t Have a Million Dollars? Don’t Despair
The common belief that having a million-dollar nest egg is the only pathway to a comfortable retirement is challenged in an article posted by The Motley Fool’s Chuck Saletta on money.cnn.com. Pointing out that the average net worth of households approaching retirement…
Recapping Recent SSDI AND SSI changes
Joseph B. Silver of The Legal Intelligencer examines several of the recent rule changes enacted by the Social Security Administration in the Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) areas. His article outlines the impacts that these rules have…
Social Security: A Quick Primer on the Basics
Certified financial planner Gary Boatman provides a quick recap of selected Social Security basics in an article posted on www.observer-reporter.com. With the comment “Social Security is too important of an asset not to understand,” he provides a quick review of a…
Story Time: Finding New Life in Retirement
Many people approaching their retirement years have concerns, and it isn’t always about money. How will I be without career involvement? What will I do to pass the time? Things like that. Well, here’s an uplifting account of how one…
Retirement Challenges Facing Minorities
Statistically speaking, black America faces steeper challenges in retirement, according to a Next Avenue contributor Rodney Brooks. His post, appearing today on www.forbes.com, suggests that pay gap, wealth gap, and financial literacy issues have created a disparity for this segment of the…
HHS says it can’t eliminate Medicare appeals backlog by the end of 2020
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) In a court filing this week, HHS said it is unable to comply with a court order requiring it to clear its backlog of Medicare reimbursement appeals by the end of 2020. Continue…