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How House Republicans’ Health Care Plan Helps America’s Seniors
(Source – waysandmeans.house.gov) In 1965 Congress created the Medicare program to ensure all Americans over 65 had access to health care. Today, more than 57 million Americans rely on this important program. And millions more are counting on the benefits Medicare provides in the…
Happy 81st Birthday, Social Security!
As the Social Security program observes the 81st anniversary of its enactment, multiple press releases are extolling the benefits and successes attached to the program over its eight-plus decades of service. Here are several: KyForward – Kentucky’s Online Newspaper, The Huffington Post; and…
Attention Millennials: It may be up to you!
At the the annual RedState Gathering in Denver, Colorado, the issue of who’s going to fix the problem of long-term Social Security and Medicare financing was kicker around. Given the progress–or lack thereof–evidenced by Congress in recent years, it appears the…
Retirement strategies for the unmarried
Strategic advice for couples approaching retirement is pretty common in the media, from coordinating retirement ages to maximizing spousal benefits, but singe retirees are often overlooked. In an article posted on www.twincities.com by Bruce Helmer and Peg Webb of the Wealth…
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,…