The non-partisan Center for Retirement Research at Boston College released the following comparison to help you learn where the candidates stand on Social Security: https://crr.bc.edu/newsroom/2020-presidential-candid ...
Daily Archives: April 22, 2020
Ask the Advisor: April/May 2020
I’m Entitled to a Pension for Work as a City Cop… Should I Continue to Pay Into Social Security for Other Work I am Doing Now? Q: I worked in a California city police department for 30 years and I’m now entitled t ...
Q & A: April/May 2020
How Much May I Earn in the Year I Turn Full Retirement Age? Q: I turn 66 in August of next year, and plan to start Social Security retirement benefits. How much may I earn in 2021 without reducing my benefits? A: ...
Best Ways to Save: April/May 2020
Forget Medicare’s “Free” Annual Wellness Exam, We Need Medicare to Cover Annual Physicals To be our nation’s largest healthcare program, Medicare doesn’t always operate in a way that makes sense. True fact: Medicare ...
Congressional Corner: Capping Drug Costs Could Negatively Impact Rural Health Care Systems
Representative Jim Baird (IN-4) Americans from all walks of life agree, drug pricing is out of control. The most adversely impacted by the rising costs are over the age of 65. We must address the issue of affordable ...
Legislative Update: April/May 2020
Will Legislation to Reduce Drug Prices Make it into Law? By Shannon Benton, Executive Director The affordability of prescription drugs is a key issue for older Americans. A survey by the non-partisan Kaiser Family ...
Benefit Bulletin: April/May 2020
What’s Retirees’ Biggest Concern About the Future of Social Security? A $300 Benefit Cut By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board There’s a discussion about Social Security that we haven’t yet heard much about f ...
Where Are All the Medical Masks?
By Mary Johnson, editor Why is the United States running out of medical masks for healthcare workers and patients? How did our healthcare system fail to provide the most basic and inexpensive protective equipment nee ...
Medicare’s Home Health Care Benefits Become Harder to Get
The decision can be abrupt and arbitrary. A home health worker tells you, “Your husband (mom, dad, sister, brother) isn’t getting any better, we’ve done all we can do, and now we can’t continue services, because Medicar ...
Social Security Recipients to Get $1,200 Stimulus Check
The $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package has been signed into law, and Social Security recipients will be included among the millions of Americans getting a $1,200 stimulus check. While there have been promises th ...
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