Can We Trust Congress After Surprise Social Security Cuts? Last October’s debt deal contained surprise Social Security changes that will cost some Baby Boomer couples tens of thousands in anticipated Social Security i ...
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Could We Have Another Year Without A COLA? Maybe.
By Mary Johnson, Editor After receiving no annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year, many people who depend on Social Security are experiencing greater difficulties affording rising Medicare and other rising ...
It’s NOT Too Late For An Emergency COLA
Two months into the New Year, seniors, veterans, and other retirees still haven’t received any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2016. For the third time in only 7 years, more than 70 million people are going without ...
Congress Averts 19% Social Security Disability Benefit Cut
Congress managed to pass a short-term fix to prevent a 19% benefit cut that was due to hit disabled Social Security beneficiaries by the end of this year. The legislation heads off the cut by temporarily transferring som ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2016
Still Working Because You Can’t Afford Your Healthcare Costs? Look Into Medicare Savings Programs More people are working far longer into retirement than they ever thought they would, and healthcare costs are a ma ...
Q & A: January 2016
Q: My husband will be retiring from a large California city police department after more than 35 years of service and entitled to a pension with spousal benefits for me. He did not work long enough under Social Security ...
Congressional Corner: COLA Tabulation Is Broken
Representative John J. “Jimmy” Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) For only the third time in history, nearly 60 million Americans are going without a Social Security cost-of-living raise this year. Why? Because the way the government ...
Legislative Update: January 2016
Older Americans Need a Raise! By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst By now, you’ve probably noticed that your Social Security benefit hasn’t increased with inflation as it usually does each January. That’s becau ...
FDA Threatens Access to Affordable Alternative Healthcare Options
Government studies show that 30% of older Americans regularly use various forms of alternative medicine. Alternative healthcare choices frequently include chiropractic treatments, massage, nutritional supplements, herbs, ...
Double-Digit Healthcare Cost Shock Has Budgets On Life Support
Mary Johnson, Editor How many of you under the age of 65 are counting the days until you become eligible for Medicare? Even though Medicare costs are plenty high, it’s far and away a much better deal for many adults u ...
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