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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…
Teaching In-Home Caregivers Seems To Pay Off
(By Anna Gorman for Kaiser Health News) Low-income Californians who are elderly and disabled were less likely to go to the emergency room or be hospitalized after their in-home caregivers participated in an intensive training program, according to a report.Continue…
Understanding Tax Obligations Associated with Self-Employment
Shannon Gausepohl, Business News Daily Staff Writer, takes a look at the taxation rules applicable to self-employed individuals. Check out her post on www.businessnewsdaily.com for more information. Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted…
Understanding Spending Patterns in Retirement
Projections of financial needs in retirement tend to assume level rates of categorical spending by retirees. Some sources feel that this is unrealistic, given the manner in which spending patterns change depending on age. Forbes contributor Wade Pfau examines this topic…
Examining CSRS in the light of “simple” questions
Federal News Radio’s Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, in tandem with FFederal Career Expert President John Grobe, takes a look at the intricacies of the Civil Service Retirement System’Social Security connection in an article posted on federalnewsradio.com. Read more… Notice: The…
Retirement for Millennials
Millennials are having just as much of a problem in saving for retirement as their parents did. In a recent survey, 64% of Millennials did not think they could make any meaningful savings towards their retirement in time. Many experts…
Taking a Look at WEP and GPO–There are Options to Consider
There are steps that can be taken for public employees to mitigate some of the effects of legislated Social Security reductions. It’s all in the timing and the mapping of how and when benefits are claimed, according to an article posted…