“Chaining” COLAs Still Under Consideration By Mary Johnson The past two years without a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) felt like the government clamped a lid on…
Social Security and Medicare narrowly escaped the bullet, temporarily at least, during the recent battle over lifting the nation’s borrowing limit. Seniors received their Social…
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Q: Can people receive Medicare coverage when they turn 62, especially if they have no insurance of any kind? I just can’t seem to find…