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Financial Planning February 1, 2008 David Certner |
A Pain for Retirees A new policy on retiree healthcare benefits could leave millions with reduced coverage. |
Managed Care May 2005 John Carroll |
Evaporation of Retiree Benefits May Be Health Plan Opportunity With big companies steadily reducing coverage for retirees, plans need to devise products for this needy population. |
Managed Care September 2000 |
Any way you cut it, employers appear to save if Medicare adopts drug benefit A new analysis suggests that a prescription drug benefit in Medicare would reduce employer expense for health coverage--which, in turn, could encourage more employers to offer some form of drug coverage and thus reverse this erosion... |
Investment Advisor August 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Working Through Retirement Are your financial advisory clients putting away enough money for retirement or will they be working at the age of 70 to cover healthcare costs? |
Registered Rep. May 25, 2011 Mark Miller |
Pros and Cons of the Healthcare Reform Law The new health reform law already is changing the health insurance market in important ways that will affect your clients' choices and expenses. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Understanding Medicare: Claims In general, Medicare provides a level of coverage that is fairly similar to what private health insurance plans offer. Here are some tips for getting the most from it. |
Investment Advisor October 2006 Kara Stapleton |
Numerology The number of Americans covered by a government health insurance plan as of 2005 was 38.1 million... Americans age 55 who live to age 90 would need to have accumulated $210,000 (by age 65) to pay for insurance to supplement Medicare... etc. |
Registered Rep. September 20, 2012 Kevin McKinley |
Health Care Costs Are Making Clients Sick They say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Yet when it comes to addressing client concerns about current and future health care costs, most financial advisors don't even offer even so much as a periodic check-up. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Selena Maranjian |
Health Insurance for Young Retirees If you retire early, not only your paycheck stops; so does your company-provided health insurance. Here are several options you can consider. |
The Motley Fool June 5, 2006 Robert Brokamp |
Retirement Tip: 4 Reasons to Wait Worried your portfolio won't last your entire retirement? There are powerful reasons to work just a few years more. |
Managed Care June 2004 |
Headlines On Deadline ... About 50 of the largest U.S. employers plan to form a health insurance pool... Managed Medicare plans will receive at least a 6.6 percent increase in payment rates in 2005... The biotechnology industry... |
Investment Advisor July 2007 Kara P. Stapleton |
Retirement Redefined Future retirees' income will rely on part-time work. The problem is that current retirees can't find the part-time work they need to support themselves in their golden years. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2005 Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Medicare Drug Benefit 101 If financial advisers can understand the basics of the new Medicare drug benefit plan, they can provide a great service to their clients -- perhaps even save them money in premiums. Here's where to start. |
BusinessWeek December 15, 2003 Howard Gleckman |
Medicare's $86 Billion Band-Aid The subsidy won't stop many companies from scaling back retiree drug benefits. |
Managed Care July 2002 |
Survey: Health System Changes Should Not Be Made Too Quickly A sweeping change to the American health care industry, such as a wholesale move to a system based on defined contribution, is not favored by most people, according to a national survey that seems to reflect a conservative mood regarding medical coverage and prescription drug benefits. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Henry K Hebeler |
The Care Bear Most working people and even professional planners fail to see medical insurance premiums and uninsured healthcare costs as a looming disaster for many retirees. But it is a growing and major concern. |
BusinessWeek July 3, 2008 Anne Tergesen |
Keeping Covered Why companies -- and insurers -- are suddenly interested in offering health insurance to early retirees. |
On Wall Street June 1, 2012 Larry Barrett |
The Reality of Health Care Costs Too many Americans are counting on Medicare to pay for a high portion of their health care costs in retirement. Too many pre-retirees are either ignoring or underestimating the advice they could be receiving from a financial advisor. |
Registered Rep. November 29, 2012 Kevin McKinley |
Getting Out of Health Care Limbo Many clients and prospects have already retired but are not yet eligible for Medicare. Here are their options for getting out of health care limbo. |
BusinessWeek July 14, 2003 Robert J. Barro |
Medicare: Forget the Drug Benefit, and Face Up to Real Reforms Washington seems poised to make a major error on Medicare. The program's costs are out of control, and the situation will deteriorate further as the population ages. We should be considering basic changes to the structure of the health-care market. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2010 Robert Brokamp |
4 Reasons to Delay Retirement Working just a few more years can put your retirement on a much stronger foundation. |
BusinessWeek June 20, 2005 Howard Gleckman |
Take The Money And Don't Run Congress is paying companies to keep offering retiree drug coverage. |
Registered Rep. June 30, 2015 John Kador |
The REP. Index: Retirement Then and Now How did 2013 stack up for retirement compared to, say, 1980? Timing is everything. |
Registered Rep. June 13, 2014 Mark Miller |
Can Older Unemployed Workers Salvage Their Retirement Plans? Nothing throws a financial plan off course like unplanned unemployment in the years leading up to retirement. Plenty of plans have been derailed in the aftermath of the Great Recession. |
CFO February 22, 2005 Alix Nyberg |
Promises, Promises Retiree health coverage is a sweetener fewer companies are willing to offer. |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Mary Dalrymple |
When the Best-Laid Plans Go Awry Retirement doesn't always happen when or how you plan. It is therefore important to start saving early. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Understanding Medicare: Costs The deductibles and co-payments for Medicare Advantage Plans and prescription-drug plans can vary greatly between particular plans. A thorough examination of such plans is necessary for understanding the costs and to make a good decision about which plan to choose. |
Entrepreneur September 2005 Jacquelyn Lynn |
Thinking Ahead As Americans age, long-term care insurance may prove one of the most important insurance products on the market, and this coverage can offer advantages to both employers and employee |
Financial Planning September 1, 2008 Stacy Schultz |
Keep Working -- Or Not? The boomers who currently lead our businesses and political institutions need to reinvent retirement and create a more flexible labor market that enables and encourages this generation to work and save later in life. |
Managed Care December 2002 |
M+C meltdown hinders access to medications The fact that health plans are abandoning Medicare+Choice at a slower rate than in previous years doesn't mask the fact that the exodus of plans only exacerbates the problem of lack of pharmaceutical coverage for the elderly. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn |
Healthcare Without Medicare For many under-65 retirees, the most important question for them to think about is "How's your health?" |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Don't Quit Your Health Insurance Quitting a job can elevate you to new heights in your career. To keep from paying the price, however, you need to make sure you bring your health insurance with you. |
Financial Advisor July 2009 Sherri Scordo |
Retirement's Health-Care Bite A recent study reports that a 65-year-old man who retires this year will need between $68,000 and $173,000 in savings to have a fifty-fifty chance of covering health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs in retirement. |
Financial Advisor March 2006 Karen DeMasters |
Clients Lost In Medicare Lurch Although some of the more than 40 million eligible Medicare recipients in the nation already have signed up for the new prescription drug benefits program Part D, many people still are seeking the advice of financial planners and weighing the options that are available to them. |
Financial Planning February 1, 2006 Janet Aschkenasy |
Drug Deals Here is how to help your financial advisory clients make sense of Medicare Part D. |
BusinessWeek July 31, 2006 Howard Gleckman |
A New Twist On Retiree Health Care Instead of ending coverage, some companies are turning it into a 401(k)-like perk. |
Investment Advisor February 2008 |
Retirement News & Products Social Security remains a significant source of retirement income... More than half of Americans say they can't afford to save or are saving inadequately... Employers can now legally eliminate or reduce health benefits for retirees when they reach age 65 and become eligible for Medicare... etc. |
Managed Care January 2001 |
Private Proposals Aim To Reduce Lack of Coverage Two new proposals to solve the conundrum of Americans without health coverage would build on the country's existing health system... |
Managed Care September 2007 |
Ninety Percent of Adults Eligible For Medicare Have Drug Coverage A study from the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research finds that 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older now have prescription drug coverage, compared to more than 75 percent who were covered in 2004. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Are You a Bad Investor? Learning about investing and financial planning isn't always easy, but it's part of being a responsible adult member of society. Workers owe it to themselves to take advantage of the numerous options at their disposal to help them make the most of their savings. |
Job Journal March 6, 2005 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Golden Years Losing Glitter Debate about imperiled pension plans won't help those about to retire. Even the President's current initiative to change Social Security does little to address the dilemma them. |
CFO February 15, 2006 David M. Katz |
Benefits in 2020 The future of health and retirement plans presents big challenges for employers and employees. |
Managed Care November 2007 |
Patient Advocates Want Part D Changes A Medicare-administered drug benefit would be more affordable and comprehensive than the current private insurance-run drug benefit, say patient advocate groups. |
The Motley Fool January 26, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Fall Into the Medigap Unfortunately, choosing the best Medigap policy for your particular situation can be complicated. You have to analyze the various options included in the plans that are available to you. |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2010 Dan Caplinger |
Your Employer Is Ruining Your Retirement Here's how to handle it. You have to do everything you can to protect yourself from the moves that many employers are making right now. |
Managed Care March 2004 |
More Retirees Face Life Without Health Benefits Employer-sponsored health benefits for retirees could go the way of house calls and dial phones thanks to increasing health care costs. A study says that 10 percent of 408 companies with 1,000 employees or more plan to drop coverage for future retirees. |
Registered Rep. April 2, 2014 Kevin McKinley |
Old Timers, New Tricks As clients grow older, many planning concepts are targeted towards the hazy phases of their lives. But there are also several specific ages that present new prospects and strategies, especially for those in their 60s. |
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003 |
Restructuring Medicare Is a Riskier Operation than First Thought Hailed as a bipartisan success when passed in late June, two Medicare reform bills are losing some of their luster as they face closer scrutiny by a conference committee made up of members of both chambers charged with reconciling the legislation this fall. |
Job Journal November 11, 2007 Michael Kinsman |
Career Pros: Why Older Americans Work For too many, postponing retirement is becoming a necessity. |
The Motley Fool August 17, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
It's All Up to You For those of us who never got any financial promises from employers, there's nothing wrong with having to take care of everything ourselves. In fact, it can be empowering. |