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Ninety Years of Social Security
Social Security payments are a lifeline for millions of Americans. This year the program is 90 years old. Although many changes have happened over the years, at this point in time, Social Security desperately in need of reform. Beth Sterns…
Where can you stretch your Social Security dollars?
Living on a fixed income is not easy. Sometimes finding a more affordable place to live can help. The Trefis Team writing for Forbes gives some tips here… Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the…
A Backtracked Social Security Decision
President Trump signed an executive order in May to convert all paper check payments from the government into digital form. However, following a meeting between Senator Elizabeth Warren and Social Security Commissioner Frank Bisignano, it has been announced that these…
The Hold Harmless rule – Why Medicare increases will not Lower your Social Security
Most years a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increases Social Security recipient’s payments. However, depending on the accompanying increase to Medicare Part B, that increase may be offset. Gabriela Leon for msn explains how the Hold Harmless rule will keep…
Recent survey results shows Seniors have opinions on how to reform Social Security
With the Social Security trust fund currently on track to reach insolvency by the mid 2030’s, there are many ideas about how to reform Social Security to make it last for generations. A recent survey shows that older Americans have…
Don’t Obsess over Social Security!
At least one pundit who regularly watches what’s happening with the nation’s most important retirement program isn’t personally obsessing over Social Security’s looming financial issue. The issue at hand is a fact which has been reported by the Trustees of…
Myths – Part II: The Social Security Myth that Simply Refuses to Die!
Here at the AMAC Foundation’s Social Security Advisory Service we deal with misconceptions about Social Security nearly every day. These largely include simple misunderstandings about how Social Security works – for example, rules on how benefits are calculated, including retirement…
Social Security Customer Service: Improving, but slowly.
Since being appointed as the new Commissioner of Social Security, Frank Bisignano is spearheading an intense drive to improve the agency’s customer service. In fact, according to the SSA, service levels have, indeed, improved year-to-year in spite of 70% higher…
Should “means testing” exist for Social Security and Medicare?
In this somewhat unconventional opinion piece, the author opines that both the Social Security and Medicare programs are suffering financial difficulties, largely because many who receive benefits do not actually need them. The author, himself a fairly affluent businessman, contends…
What you should know about Medicare
Medicare is the nation’s most important healthcare program. In fact, over 68 million people are now enrolled in this important program, enacted in 1965 by President Lyndon Johnson. But as encompassing and important as Medicare is, it doesn’t cover all…