 Standing Up To Big Brown  Retirees on The Move  Once you decide to retire and escape the workplace, one of the first questions that comes to mind is should I relocate and if so to where? Loss of Dental Subsidies Launches Aetna Retirees into Action Created in the 1850s, Aetna has long been one of the leading insurance companies in America for the American people. In 1854, the Hartford-based company hired its first employee and by the end of the Civil War, was one of the nation’s leading life insurers... After Ma Bell’s Final Act When AT&T converted its Defined Pension Plan to a cash balance plan, it planted the seeds for a then fledgling retiree-advocacy organization. Volunteerism and the Second Career  Victoria Thornton-Lucas had to do something. Medicare Prescription Drug Choices Due for Retirees in Fall 2005 Seniors receiving Medicare benefits who have prescription drug coverage through a former employer or union will begin getting letters as early as September that compare their current drug coverage to Medicare's. Seniors to Celebrate Healthy Lifestyles  During the weeklong celebration, seniors across the country will host local events to spread the word about the importance of healthy lifestyles. The event, which is coordinated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services, comes after the issuance of new dietary guidelines this past spring. The Living Will: Lessons From The Terri Schiavo Case/Draft Your Own Will  Age Discrimination Rules Apply to Healthcare Says Federal Judge  Treasury Department Taps into Federal Employee Pension Plan to Avoid Default With the current national debt exceeding $8 trillion, U.S. treasury officials informed Congress in February 2006 that they have been forced to suspend investments to the government’s retirement savings plan and instead draw down from the employee pension funds to avoid reaching the United States government’s national debt ceiling. Report Says Medicare and Social Security Trusts Running on Empty National concerns over the financial solvency of the nation’s two of the leading entitlement programs could once again be heightened with the annual release of the Trustees Report on Medicare and Social Security. The reports, published on May 1, found that the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund could be exhausted by 2018, while the Social Security trust would be exhausted by 2040. Fixing Social Security: Privatization and the Alternatives Spring 2005 The federal Social Security Administration has predicted that the current Social Security system will start paying out more in benefits than it collects from taxes by the year 2018. Heating up is the debate over just how to fix the over 60 year-old system. |
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