Medicare.gov Data Updates
This week the data for the following tools was updated on Medicare.gov:Nursing Home CompareHelpful ContactsMedicare Options Compare
How much money to spend on pleasure?
The main reason we did the exercise to figure out how much money to save each month was that we wanted to benchmark ourselves against other people like us who work hard, spend money wisely, and want to save for emergencies and retirement. Since we spend money so carefully (my wife likes planning and budgeting, but [...]
The Market Braces for the Boomers
Will the baby boomers’ retirement cause the stock market to go bust?That question, studied and debated for more than a decade, is no longer hypothetical. Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, the former New Jersey teacher who was born one second after midnight on January 1, 1946, became eligible for Social Security benefits this New Year’s day, making her [...]
New Edition of the Guide to Home Health Care Agencies
Home Health Compare can assist in choosing the best local home health agency – based on past performance helping patients get better and improving their ability to function at home. By looking at the type of care the beneficiary needs and seeing what portion of each agency’s patients achieve the best results (“outcomes”) for that type of care, beneficiaries and their families can make sure that they choose the agency with the best track record.
2008 Medicare premiums and coinsurance rates
Treasury announces introduction of debit cards for Social Security payments
WASHINGTON: The Treasury Department said Friday it would begin offering the option of providing monthly Social Security payments on debit cards, and said it hopes millions of people without bank accounts will make use of the new service.Treasury officials said Comerica Bank had been chosen to offer the new debit cards, which have been given [...]
Order a Medicare Replacement Card Online
How Republican presidential candidates stand on Social Security
On its present course, the system would not be able to pay full benefits by the year 2041. Political leaders recognize a need to shore up the system’s long-term financing to keep it solvent for future generations.All leading Republicans support Bush’s proposal to allow workers to divert a portion of payroll taxes to stocks and [...]
