Wired: A Postal Slowdown is Scary for those who get Meds by Mail, August, 24, 2020 In June, the United States Postal Service (USPS) made “A Postal Slowdown is Scary for those who get Meds by Mail”
Category: Social Security
Justice in Aging Opposes the President’s Efforts to Undermine the Social Security System
Last weekend President Trump issued, among other actions, a memorandum deferring employee payroll taxes from August through the end of 2020, denying Social Security billions “Justice in Aging Opposes the President’s Efforts to Undermine the Social Security System”
Medicare Applications Raise Anxiety for Seniors in Pandemic
Associated Press: Medicare Applications Raise Anxiety for Seniors in Pandemic, (April 29, 2020) This article discusses how difficult it is for seniors to apply for “Medicare Applications Raise Anxiety for Seniors in Pandemic”
Free Webcast: Obtaining Economic Impact Payments for Low-Income Clients
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the government is distributing economic impact payments to individuals in the United States. This webcast, Obtaining Economic Impact Payments “Free Webcast: Obtaining Economic Impact Payments for Low-Income Clients”
Americans with Million Dollar Salaries Stop Paying Into Social Security Before March While Everyone Else Continues
Newsweek: Americans with Million Dollar Salaries Stop Paying Into Social Security Before March While Everyone Else Continues (February 19, 2020) Social Security, which provides retirement, “Americans with Million Dollar Salaries Stop Paying Into Social Security Before March While Everyone Else Continues”
What Seniors Need To Know About Trump’s 2021 Federal Budget
Forbes: What Seniors Need To Know About Trump’s 2021 Federal Budget (February 10, 2020) President Trump’s proposed 2021 Federal Budget would cause serious harm to “What Seniors Need To Know About Trump’s 2021 Federal Budget”
New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians
Kaiser Health News: New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians (June 25, 2019) California’s new state budget for 2019-20 includes funds that will help “New Budget Boosts Health Coverage For Low-Income Californians”
Benefits on the Line
The American Prospect: Benefits on the Line (June 19, 2019) The Trump Administration has proposed to change how inflation is calculated, moving from the Consumer “Benefits on the Line”
Americans Can’t Afford Retirement. Here are 8 Ways to Fix it.
Fast Company: Americans Can’t Afford Retirement. Here are 8 Ways to Fix it. (May 8, 2019) Around half of Americans approaching retirement have no retirement “Americans Can’t Afford Retirement. Here are 8 Ways to Fix it.”
Report: Older Women & Poverty
Because of structural inequities that impact women more than men, a significant percentage of older women are struggling to stay out of poverty. There are “Report: Older Women & Poverty”