According to a January 4, 2011 Kaiser Health News (KHN) article, many American seniors who qualify for a Medicare Part D subsidy that reduces prescription costs have not signed up. The article, 2 Million Medicare Beneficiaries Missing Out On Discounted Drug Coverage, explains that the program, called Extra Help, lowers medication costs and reduces money spent … Continue reading
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Wages Going Down-Will Children and Grandchildren Have Social Security?
Commentary by Robert Reich, Lower Wages Won’t Lead to Recovery, on NPR’s Marketplace radio program. I wonder how different the world is becoming for seniors’ children and grandchildren? Lower wages mean lower or no benefits. It was all so simple in the growth-fueled years of our aging parent’s middle years, but now it’s not so simple. … Continue reading
As Our Parents Age So Do We 