Bay State 42nd state to enact long-term care ins. protections
BOSTON –
Yesterday, Gov. Deval Patrick signed Senate Bill No. 2359, An Act to Establish Standards for Long Term Care Insurance, into law — making...
Massachusetts voters have their say on Social Security, Medicare
BOSTON —
With Election Day just two weeks away, AARP today releases a new report entitled, Bay Staters Have Their Say about Medicare and Social...
Medicare takes center stage in Mass. U.S. Senate race
BOSTON —
The future of Medicare is taking center stage in Massachusetts’ U.S. Senate race, with both candidates saying the other would jeopardize benefits to...
Medicare facing questions in meningitis outbreak
WASHINGTON — Medicare is coming under scrutiny in the meningitis outbreak that has rekindled doubts about the safety of the nation's drug supply.
The giant health...
Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent
WASHINGTON —
More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year.
The increase, which starts in...
Most would pay more for Romney-type Medicare plan
By Jordan Rau
The type of proposal championed by Republicans to overhaul Medicare by giving beneficiaries a fixed amount of money to purchase insurance could...
Double-digit price hike for Medicare prescription plans
WASHINGTON —
Seniors enrolled in seven of the 10 most popular Medicare prescription drug plans will be hit with double-digit premium hikes next year if...
Fidelity issues new retirement savings guidelines
By Dave Carpenter
Fidelity Investments has issued new savings guidelines suggesting that workers save at least eight times their final salary in order to meet...
Couple split by Romney Medicare plan
By Carla K. Johnson and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
CHICAGO –
Mike O’Malley is 55; wife Sharon is 53. So what?
So they’re on opposite sides of the age...
Ryan’s Medicare plan would be tricky to pull off
WASHINGTON—
The idea behind Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan is to slow growing costs and keep the program more affordable for the long haul.
But it’s all...
