Boosting Social Security May Boost Cognitive Function A severe decline in cognition is often an early warning signal of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Loss of cognitive function can seriously impair one’s ability t ...
Category: Issues
Q & A: May 2017
Q: I work in human resources. The maximum amount of earnings that are taxable for Social Security shot up in 2017 after staying the same amount for two years in a row. When the change went into effect in January I was q ...
Household Spending Up – Social Security Benefits Flat
(Washington, DC) – Older Americans report that their household budgets jumped substantially last year despite the lack of growth in their Social Security benefits, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens Leag ...
Which Is It? A Social Security Deficit, or Money Owed To The Social Security Trust Fund?
A common debate is re-emerging this year over Social Security’s “deficit, ” as the federal borrowing limit looms. The debt limit, which was suspended since late 2015, was re-instated on March 16th. That debt limit sets ...
Retiree Testifies Costs For One Drug Went From $700 To $10,000
Sudden price spikes in older drugs are putting patients at risk of going without vital medicine. A new report by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging uncovered an insidious business model that’s leading to monopol ...
Ask The Advisor: April 2017
My Congressman Wants A More Accurate Measure Of Inflation For COLAs. How Would That Affect My Social Security Benefits? Q: I received a mailing from my Representative stating that he supports a plan to save Social S ...
Q & A: April 2017
Q: I’m still working and will turn 65 in July of this year. I currently get my health insurance through my employer. We have more than 20 employees and I’ve been told I can keep my employer’s health insurance instead o ...
Attention, Seniors: A New Social Security COLA Bill Was Just Introduced in Congress
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Q & A: February/March 2017
Q: I recently received a notice from my Medicare supplement insurer that the claim for my annual mammogram was denied. I thought Medicare covered this. Is there anything I can do? I was billed $483. I became eligible ...
Ask The Advisor: February/March 2017
How Will Social Security Benefits Affect Our Income Taxes? Q: After I turned 67 this year, I started Social Security benefits while my wife and I continue to work. Can you give us an idea how much my Social Securit ...
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