Dec 28 Growing number of Americans are retiring outside the U.S. By MARIA ZAMUDIO, for the Associated Press Just under 400,000 American retirees are now living abroad, according to the Social Security Administration. Continue reading
Dec 21 Column: What can we do to protect Medicare and Social Security? By Philip Moeller "What about all of that money that we put into these programs during our working lives?" asks one reader. Continue reading
Dec 14 Column: Social Security needs to be reformed, not have its funding cut By Philip Moeller There is ample room for disagreement over how to reform Social Security. There should be no disagreement over adequately funding the agency to do its appointed job. Continue reading
Dec 08 How plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act could affect Medicare By Philip Moeller There continue to be loud drumbeats from Congressional Republican leaders that they will repeal the Affordable Care Act and also consider significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid. Continue reading
Dec 01 Don’t forget to do some last minute Medicare shopping By Philip Moeller Journalist Phil Moeller answers your Medicare and Social Security questions. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 5:11 Sen. Thune on Wilbur Ross, Trump’s trade policy and entitlements By PBS News Hour On Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump announced billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as his choice to head the Department of Commerce. Hari Sreenivasan asks Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a leading Senate Republican, about how Ross’ business dealings will be evaluated for potential… Continue watching
Nov 23 Column: Under a President Trump, Medicare reforms are a matter of when, not if By Philip Moeller Donald Trump's victory has put our entire health care system in play, if not up for grabs. Will Trump and a Republican Congress follow through on pledges to end the Affordable Care Act? How might ACA changes affect Medicare?… Continue reading
Nov 18 The surprising news about 2017 Medicare premiums and deductibles you may have missed By Philip Moeller Last week, as the shock and awe over Donald Trump's election victory continued to consume us, Medicare announced roughly 10 percent increases in 2017 rates for many Part B premiums and the program’s annual deductible. This is a very big… Continue reading
Nov 12 Trump relies on Washington insiders to build administration By Michael Biesecker, Jeff Horwitz and Vivian Salma, Associated Press Donald Trump elicited cheers on the campaign trail by pledging to "drain the swamp" in Washington, but his transition team members are largely creatures of the capital,… Continue reading
Nov 11 Deportation fears grip immigrants after Trump’s election By Astrid Galvan and Amy Taxin, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people from deportation. Continue reading