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Confusion and Complexity Coming to Retirement Investing May 6, 2015 2015 will be the year of confusion for many when it comes to determining where they should save for their retirement. Signing Up Late for Medicare Part B Can Trigger a Lifelong Penalty May 5, 2015 Every day, 10,000 baby boomers people age 51 to 69 turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare. According to a recent survey by the Medicare Rights Center in New York, many are unclear about whether and when to sign up for Part B, which covers outpatient medical care, including most doctor visits. Social Security Shift to Online Services Prompts Concern May 4, 2015 A push to expand online services at the Social Security Administration is meeting resistance from a federal union that represents thousands of agency employees and groups that fear the effort will minimize face-to-face help for seniors and people with disabilities. Feds Put Brakes on Special Education Cutbacks May 1, 2015 With a new rule, federal education officials are telling schools not to skimp on funding for special education. New Rules Expected For Medicaid Managed Care April 30, 2015 State Medicaid programs across the country, which operate with large federal contributions, have outsourced most of their care management in recent years to insurance companies like the ones in Tennessee. The companies cover Medicaid members who are poor and those with disabilities in return for a fixed payment from taxpayers. Medicare Considers Changing Hospice Care Policy April 29, 2015 Medicare officials are considering changes in the hospice benefit to stop the federal government from paying twice for care given to dying patients. But patient advocates and hospice providers fear a new policy could make the often difficult decision to move into hospice care even tougher. House Panel Backs Military Retirement Overhaul April 28, 2015 House lawmakers will back a dramatic overhaul to the military retirement system as part of the fiscal 2016 defense authorization bill, including a 401k-style investment plan and an end to the 20-year, all-or-nothing retirement model. New Cards for Medicare Recipients Will Omit Social Security Numbers April 27, 2015 Concerned about the rising prevalence and sophistication of identity theft, most private health insurance companies have abandoned the use of Social Security numbers to identify individuals. Dozens of Self-Advocates Arrested at White House April 24, 2015 More than 50 disability rights activists were arrested Monday while protesting outside the White House. Federal education officials are warning school districts to think twice before forcing parents into potentially long and costly due process proceedings.
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