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Married couples: A scenario for moving into retirement
Investment advisor Pam Dumonceau takes a look at the decision-making process facing a real-life couple, married for 39 years, as they craft their approach to retirement. Read her article in The Denver Post… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to…
Clinton and Trump are both wrong about Medicare’s ability to negotiate drug prices
(By Geoffrey F. Joyce and Neeraj Sood for STAT) Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump agree that Medicare bureaucrats should be unleashed to negotiate lower prices with drug companies, and predict billions of dollars in savings as a result. In this political…
Looking at campaign positions on Social Security
Stephen Pounds, in a post on Bankrate.com, provides commentary on the campaign platforms of both major party candidates, highlighting and contrasting the specific plans each has for Social Security. Read the article here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers…
Medicare’s Role for People Under Age 65 with Disabilities
(By – Juliette Cubanski, Tricia Neuman, and Anthony Damico, Kaiser Family Foundation) Medicare was established in 1965 as the health insurance program for Americans age 65 and over; since 1973, it has also covered people under age 65 who receive Social…
Who’s worried about retirement savings?
With 20% of working Americans having no retirement savings, a substantial slice of future retirees face a problem down the road. This article by columnist Marlene Y. Satter posted on www.benefitspro.com takes a look at the savings issue, and examines some…
Planning for the future of Social Security
An article posted on www.capenews.net by columnist Jeffrey Cutter takes a look at the long-term implications of today’s actions (and inactions) on Social Security. Based on collective response to questions raised in a class taught by Cutter and colleague Susan Roman,…
Should Big Insurance Become Like Walmart To Lower Health Costs?
(By Jay Hancock for Kaiser Health News) Retail titan Walmart uses its market dominance to inflict “ruthless,” “brutal” and “relentless” pressure on prices charged by suppliers, business writers frequently report. What if huge health insurance companies could push down prices…
Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design Model
(Source – www.cms.gov) The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation is announcing refinements to the design of the second year of the Medicare Advantage Value-Based Insurance Design (MA-VBID) model. The MA-VBID model is…
New Companies Profiting on Boomers
Baby Boomers currently make up the third largest economy in the world. This makes them a prime target for many new businesses. Newer tech companies are zeroing in on this demographic with products that are meant to be intuitive and…
Considerations for making your money last in your retirement years.
It might be “white-knuckle” time for many people concerned about outliving their financial resources, but there are steps you can take to lessen the frightful nature of planning for an indefinite length of time. CNBC’s Sarah O’Brien provides some basic advice…