Strengthening Social Security To Help Middle-Class Americans By Senator Bernie Sanders (VT) Millions of middle-class Americans face a looming retirement crisis as a result of growing wealth inequality. Middle class wag ...
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Legislative Update: August 2015
Questions To Ask At Your Next Town Hall By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Lawmakers in the House and Senate have adjourned for a month-long recess, and most of them will be reaching out to their constituents ...
Best Ways To Save: August 2015
Dining On A Social Security Budget Eating more fruits and vegetables can help you stay healthier longer, reducing the risk of cancer and other chronic diseases. But good quality produce can be difficult to afford, esp ...
Ask The Advisor: August 2015
At 62 Does It Pay To Go Back To School For A Second Career? Q: I’m 62 and considering going back to school to get the courses I need for a second career. I’m concerned about the cost and whether I would be able to ear ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: August 2015
Q: I’m helping my mother who is 70 with her doctor’s appointments. The doctor recommended a shingles, and a pneumonia vaccine. I know Medicare covers flu shots, but what about these? A: Medicare covers both, but like ...
Unprecedented Generic Drug Price Spikes Wreaking Havoc
Millicent Graves of Williamsburg, Virginia, recently was shocked to discover a huge price variance in different forms of the very same generic drug, one that she needs to treat psoriasis. When she filled her prescription ...
2015 Survey of Senior Costs Finds Big Drop In Inflation
May Signal Zero COLA for 2016 An unusually steep drop in inflation has slightly improved the buying power of Social Security benefits this year — by about 9%. But despite the temporary improvement, Social Security ben ...
SSA Can’t Estimate Financial Impact Of Illegal Work On Future Social Security Costs
By Mary Johnson, editor The fate of President Obama’s controversial executive action on immigration remains tied up in court. The potential long-term financial impact of the actions on Social Security and Medicare rem ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2015
Patients Saying “No Thank You” To Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care Last fall Susan Gross of Barboursville, Virginia, received notification that her disabled son Andrew, who was born with cerebral palsy and is now age 42 ...
Legislative Update: July 2015
Congress Passes “Doc Fix” By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst After more than a decade of failed attempts to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) – the flawed formula that sets payment rates fo ...
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