Do I Need To Keep My Obamacare Plan If I’m Starting Medicare Next Year? Q: I turn 65 in May, but haven’t started Medicare yet. I plan to continue working until 66 — my full retirement age. I currently get my health co ...
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Benefit Bulletin: November 2015
No Social Security Benefit Increase Next Year? That’s NOT Going To Get Our Votes! Those are the words of Barbara B., a 72-year old resident of the Indianapolis area of Indiana. TSCL believes she’s right. If Congress d ...
Best Ways To Save & Other Helpful Tips: November 2015
Why Did I Open This Refrigerator And What Are My Glasses Doing In There? Mysteries Of Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder And 5 Ways To Hold That Thought By Mary Johnson, Editor Attention deficit disorder ...
Soaring Drug Costs Have More of Us Demanding To Know Why
By Mary Johnson, Editor Over the past year I’ve been horrified to learn about the pricing tactics of what can only be described as the Pharmaceutical Jihad. Anyone with a chronic health condition knows the feeling whe ...
What Happened To Our $2.8 Trillion Social Security Trust Fund?
Looming Debt Limit Stand Off Could Threaten Your Social Security Richard Chamberlin is an 87 - year - old with a mission. A retired Methodist minister living in Lancaster, Kentucky, Chamberlin is concerned about the ...
No COLA! Medicare Part B Premiums Rise 52% Next Year For Some
The Social Security Administration recently confirmed there will be no annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase to benefits next year. This is the third time since 1975 that Social Security beneficiaries won’t re ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: September 2015
Q: How long do you have to be married to claim a Social Security benefit on a husband's account? May I claim a widow's benefit if I work? I married my husband about a year ago at age 61, but he recently died. Both of us ...
Ask The Advisor: September 2015
Q: I'm 62 and trying to make some decisions about retirement. I'm confused and overwhelmed with information. Recently a friend told me about a retirement coach. I've never heard of this before. Is this a good idea or jus ...
Congressional Corner: What the IPAB Means to Seniors
By Representative Phil Roe (TN-1) As a physician who spent more than thirty years caring for patients, I have many concerns about the president's healthcare law. Since the president signed ObamaCare, we've seen many p ...
Legislative Update: September 2015
Social Security Can Be Fixed Without Benefit Cuts By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst In recent years, conversations about Social Security reform focused on the need to save funds by cutting benefits. While so ...
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