Jan 9, 2019 | News
From VentureBeat.com — Image Credit: Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat Samsung, following hot on the heels of rivals like LG, is betting big on robotics. Case in point: It today offered a sneak peek at its forthcoming robotics platforms in rapid succession, including...
Jan 2, 2019 | News
From Modern Healthcare — The CMS recently finalized a rule that overhauls the Medicare Shared Savings Program, requiring accountable care organizations to take on risk sooner or be booted out of the program. Under the redesigned program, which will take effect July...
Dec 26, 2018 | News
From CNBC — Receiving a monthly Social Security benefit is something plenty of retirees count on. Unless they can’t. By the Social Security Administration’s estimates, 48 percent of married couples and 69 percent of unmarried individuals get half or more of their...
Dec 19, 2018 | News
From CNBC — Recent market declines don’t have to be all bad news for investors: They may provide you an opportunity to cut your taxes in retirement. … If your traditional individual retirement account has declined in value due to stock market...
Dec 12, 2018 | News
From NPR — The federal government took a new step this week to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions of nursing home patients. The move targets the homes’ bottom lines by lowering a year’s worth of payments to nearly 11,000 nursing homes, and giving...
Dec 5, 2018 | News
From US News & World Report — While you can start Social Security payments at age 62, your monthly checks are reduced if you begin collecting benefits at this age. To claim your full benefit you need to sign up for Social Security at your full retirement...
Nov 28, 2018 | News
From The Baltimore Sun — Everyone wants to age in place — their own place. As age and infirmity take their toll, more people want to face those challenges in their own homes with help. Before 1999, Marylanders who need as little help as someone to assist in...
Nov 21, 2018 | News
From the Military Times — WASHINGTON — New research linking veterans’ high blood pressure with wartime exposure to chemical defoliants could dramatically expand federal disability benefits for tens of thousands of Vietnam-era troops. The findings, from the...
Nov 15, 2018 | News
From Investment News — Medicare pays for the bulk of medical expenses for individuals once they turn 65, but surprising gaps in coverage can wreak havoc with a retiree’s budget. Here are seven types of medical expenses that many retirees face but that traditional...
Nov 8, 2018 | News
From Kaiser Family Foundation — While not typically an election issue, Medicaid — particularly the Medicaid expansion created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) — was an important issue in the 2018 midterm elections in a number of campaigns throughout the country....
