Q: My new rheumatoid arthritis prescription is on the highest tier of my drug plan. Before insurance, it costs about $3,322 for 2 injections that I take every month. I just learned that instead of a co-pay like I have wi ...
Daily Archives: March 18, 2015
Ask The Advisor: March 2015
How Do I Know When It’s Time For Assisted Living If I Live Alone? A: Recently a friend of mine in her late 70’s wondered, “How would I know it’s time for assisted living if I live alone?” She has no close family of he ...
Best Ways To Save: March 2015
Better To Rent or Own in Retirement? 5 Things to Consider What makes more sense when you’re over 65, renting or owning your home? The math is changing according to many financial advisors. A number of factors make ...
Congressional Corner: “We Have An Obligation To Keep That Promise”
“We Have An Obligation To Keep That Promise” By Representative Tim Ryan (OH-13) Earlier this year, we marked the 79th anniversary of the enactment of the Social Security program, one of our nation’s pro ...
Legislative Update: March 2015
Will Budget Negotiators Propose Cutting COLAs Again? Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant With the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund set to become insolvent by the end of next year, The Senior Citize ...
Benefit Bulletin: March 2015
Social Security Demanding Repayment For (Very) Old Debts If one of your parents died when you were a child, and the other was paid more in Social Security survivors than you were entitled to, should you be held respon ...
Can You Afford To Spend More On Healthcare?
Mary Johnson, Editor I recently assisted a friend who was extremely anxious about the cost of enrolling in Medicare. Part of her anxiety was caused by a bad experience with Obamacare coverage last year. Although her h ...
F.A.Q. What Does “Executive Action” On Immigration Have To Do With Social Security and Medicare?
President Obama set off a firestorm of controversy announcing an ambitious set of “executive actions” to protect illegal immigrants from deportation. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently released a repor ...
Are Social Security Benefit Cuts More Likely?
The U.S. House sent a strong signal of its plans for Social Security the first day of the new Congress. A new procedural rule may make Social Security benefit cuts much more likely in the near future. At issue is the sol ...
The Retirement Cost Most People Get Wrong— Getting Older How Healthcare Costs Climb 189% In Four Years For One Healthy Individual
Alexandria, VA: It’s possibly the biggest challenge for people planning retirement — budgeting for the cost of health changes as we age, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Careful planning is critical, because heal ...
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