Sep 10, 2024 | News
The first of three numbers the Social Security Administration (SSA) will use to determine the 2025 cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is in, and it points to a more modest increase in monthly benefit payments next year. The Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners...
Sep 3, 2024 | News
From The Columbus Dispatch — By Haley BeMiller — Secretary of State Frank LaRose said lawmakers should consider eliminating ballot drop boxes after a federal court ruled that Ohio law violates the rights of people with disabilities who need help voting absentee....
Aug 27, 2024 | News
From Disability Scoop — By Michelle Diament — Tim Walz didn’t mention the word disability once while accepting the Democratic vice presidential nomination, but it was his son Gus, who has disabilities, who stole the show. Gus Walz, 17, sobbed Wednesday night while...
Aug 20, 2024 | News
From KFF — By Tricia Neuman, Juliette Cubanski and Larry Levitt — On Aug. 15, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced negotiated prices for the first 10 drugs selected under Medicare’s new Drug Price Negotiation Program, established...
Aug 13, 2024 | News
For those with a limited budget for nursing home care, learn what to do and where to get the assistance you require. From US News & World Report — By Lisa Esposito and Payton Sy, RN — Paying for a nursing home with no money to spare is a...
Aug 6, 2024 | News
From USA Today — By Daniel de Vise — Nothing is certain, it is said, but death and taxes. Yet, many Americans know surprisingly little about the legal process of probate that follows a loved one’s death. A new report, titled The State of Probate in America, finds...
Jul 30, 2024 | News
From The Ohio Newsroom — By Erin Gottsacker — Russ Maddick likes to drive. In his free time, he goes shopping at Goodwill and drives to restaurants like Arby’s and Domino’s. “Every Saturday, I go with my coworkers for eggs and coffee,” he said. Maddick has an...
Jul 23, 2024 | News
From Disability Scoop — By Michelle Diament — Children with developmental disabilities often struggle to access dental care even though they are at increased risk of tooth decay and other issues. Now, new guidance is detailing what pediatricians should do to help. In...
Jul 16, 2024 | News
From the Social Security Administration — Social Security Matters blog — Marriage is a cultural institution that exists all over the world. Having a partner means sharing many things including a home and other property. Understanding how your future retirement might...
Jul 10, 2024 | News
From Investment News — By Emile Hallez — Trillions of dollars stand to be passed via inheritance from the Silent Generation to Gen Xers over the next 10 years, and that will mean a lot of hirings and firings of financial advisors. Currently, people aged 65 to 74 have...
