Mar 17, 2020 | News
Forbes — The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has everyone spooked, and hopefully, taking steps to control the outbreak and prepare to get through whatever may come of it. But one group faces additional risks and consequences, as well as anxieties: people with...
Mar 10, 2020 | News
From the Military Times — When officials launched a new program late last year to reach out to newly separated service members and talk about their Veterans Affairs benefits, they weren’t sure if anyone would answer the phone. It turns out a lot of veterans wanted to...
Mar 3, 2020 | News
From McKnight’s Long-Term Care News — Quality isn’t a deciding factor when a nursing home closes. So suggests a new report that has found that both high- and low-quality providers are among the more than 550 facilities that have closed since June 2015. “It is...
Feb 25, 2020 | News
From CNN.com — Juliana Fetherman was in middle school when she started to notice that her younger brother, Michael, who has ADHD and autism, was having problems making friends. “He’s verbal, but he doesn’t like to talk,” Fetherman told CNN....
Feb 18, 2020 | News
From MilitaryTimes.com — Some veterans may have better access to banking now, through a partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Association of Military Banks of America. It’s especially beneficial for those who haven’t been able to open bank...
Feb 11, 2020 | News
From CNBC — For retirees on Medicare who head back to work, the move could provide the option of employer-based health insurance. And given the various costs associated with Medicare, the employer’s plan might be cheaper. Yet before you drop parts of Medicare with...
Feb 4, 2020 | News
From CBS News — The Department of Justice is filing for temporary restraining orders against U.S. telecom carriers allegedly facilitating hundreds of millions of scam robocalls. Americans are losing millions of dollars a year because of the calls, which usually...
Jan 28, 2020 | News
From Kiplinger — As you work to accumulate retirement savings, it’s fun to contemplate all the cruises, rounds of golf and restaurant meals you have ahead of you. You’ve earned it! However, many retirees don’t take into consideration the cumulative...
Jan 21, 2020 | News
From The Washington Post — Expanding Medicaid rolls under the Affordable Care Act may have saved as many as 8,132 people from fatal opioid overdoses, virtually all involving heroin and fentanyl, a study released Friday suggests. The research is the latest evidence...
Jan 14, 2020 | News
From Forbes — Retirement security is on a treacherous path for the future with dwindling pensions and proposals to cut Social Security, warns National Institute on Retirement Security Executive Director Dan Doonan in his introduction to a report released today on the...
