Social Security and Medicare benefits for people with disabilities
About 10 million people qualify for Social Security and Medicare on the basis of a disability. Here’s what you need to know about Social Security and Medicare benefits for people with disabilities:...
View ArticleSocial Security: What to know before claiming benefits
The National Academy of Social Insurance has a new toolkit on Social Security. If you’re thinking about when to claim Social Security benefits, it explains what to know and ask. When to claim Social...
View ArticleWhen to claim Social Security benefits
When deciding when to stop working and when to claim Social Security benefits, there is a lot to consider. Individuals and families should weigh personal circumstances, health, financial need, and...
View ArticleEnrolling in Medicare? Here’s a checklist
Most people get Medicare just before they turn 65 (though people with disabilities get Medicare after they receive SSDI for 24 months and people with ALS get Medicare the first month they receive...
View Article2018 Social Security benefits should rise, but checks may not
One of the strengths of Social Security is that benefits are adjusted annually to offset increases in inflation, so that the modest, but vital, benefits do not erode over time. Unfortunately, the...
View ArticlePeople with Medicare spend an average of $5,500 on health care annually
Medicare works to ensure people access to quality affordable health care, but average out-of-pocket health care costs are still considerable. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that...
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How to maximize Social Security benefits
The Pew Charitable Trust released a report explaining how to maximize Social Security benefits. The report focuses on auto-IRAs, but the strategy applies to retirement savings more generally. If...
View ArticleSocial Security benefits will rise 2.8 percent in 2019, but checks may not
As a result of inflation, people on fixed incomes find that their incomes decline in value over time. One extremely important feature of Social Security is that its benefits are adjusted every year...
View ArticleTop Social Security questions and answers
The New York Times answered the top Social Security questions from its readers. Question 1. Is Social Security in good financial shape? Social Security is in good financial shape today and at least for...
View ArticleSocial Security benefits are relatively small
As often as they can, Republicans in Congress argue to “reform” Social Security benefits. That’s code for cutting benefits. In truth, Social Security benefits are relatively small. Social Security...
View ArticlePresident Trump’s 2021 proposed budget would most hurt vulnerable older adults
Monique Morrissey writes for the EPI blog about President Trump’s proposed 2021 budget. Morrissey explains that this White House budget would hurt vulnerable older adults, even though it claims to...
View ArticleSocial Security: Always there for you in a crisis
On this 19th anniversary of the horrific attacks of September 11, 2001, we find ourselves in the midst of several crises, all battering us simultaneously. Nineteen years later, Donald Trump is doing...
View ArticleHealth care costs eat into your 2021 Social Security benefits
Mark Miller writes for his subscription blog, RetirementRevised.com on how cost of living adjustments to Social Security are far smaller than Medicare premium cost increases. Medicare’s costs increase...
View ArticleSocial Security turns 88 today; it’s time to expand its benefits
On August 14th, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. Eighty-eight years later, our Social Security system is among the most successful and popular government programs...
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