CEOs want Americans working until 70
Bertha Coombs, CNBC Executives of the Business Roundtable are urging Congress to raise the Social Security and Medicare age eligibility to 70, from the current 67, and to adopt means testing for...
View ArticleMore Doctors, Hospitals Partner to Coordinate Care for People With Medicare
SOURCE: HealthEast Care System Providers Form 106 New Accountable Care Organizations ST. PAUL, MN–(Marketwire – Jan 10, 2013) – Community Health Network has been selected as one of 106 new Accountable...
View Article2013 Retirement Tips (video)
Retirement Planning Tips for 2013 (via NewsLook) Sharon Lechter, author of Save Wisely Spend Happily, gives spending and saving tips for investors looking to achieve their financial goals.
View ArticleNew Jersey County Offers Assistance to Seniors Applying for Government Programs
The Board in Union County, New Jersey has announce that, through a series of informative sessions beginning February 21, senior adults will now be able to obtain help in applying for a variety of...
View Article2013 Healthcare Industry Outlook: Scrambling to Prepare for 2014 Healthcare...
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwire – Jan 17, 2013) – With less than one year until major reforms in the Affordable Care Act go into effect on January 1, 2014, the U.S. healthcare industry is in a full-out...
View ArticleSocial Security and Medicare: Do you get back what you pay in?
Are Social Security and Medicare “earned entitlements,” returning benefits for which recipients have already paid? The question arises because earlier this week House Budget Committee Chairman Paul...
View ArticleSchneiderman catches top NYC hospital overbilling Medicare and Medicaid
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman just announced a $2.3 million settlement with Continuum Health Partners and its flagship hospital, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, after finding that it...
View ArticleAffordable Care Act’s ‘donut hole’ fix saves seniors $5.7 billion
The Affordable Care Act’s prescription for the so-called “donut hole” in Medicare Part D has saved America’s disabled and elderly $5.7 billion on prescription drugs since being implemented, according...
View ArticleState of the Union 101: How much in Medicare cuts did Obama put on table?
President Obama in his 2013 State of the Union address said senior citizens shouldn’t have to shoulder the burden of reducing the US deficit. But that does not mean he proposed to leave the giant...
View ArticlePelosi on raising Medicare age: ‘It’s a scalp’
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says raising the eligibility age for Medicare benefits is just a political “trophy” for Republicans because the idea would not strengthen the program. “We...
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