The ’08 Presidential Candidates’ Stands on Retirement Issues

It’s no secret that baby boomers are aging. This year the first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, applied for social security. Kathleen is just the first of an estimated 80 million baby boomer Americans who are entering retirement age.
As the Social Security Administration Web site says, “The first baby boomer has filed for retirement on-line. You […]

State Mails 260,000 Residents with SSN on Envelope

If you are one of the 260,000 recipients of Medicaid, SeniorCare, and BadgerCare, who received mailings from the State Department of Health and Family Services in Madison, Wisconsin in the last week, then be wary of how you handle the envelope, it has your Social Security number printed on the outside.
A state contractor sent out […]

Many Medicare Recipients Having Problems Navigating the Medicare Maze

It’s open enrollment season again, and many of the over 2 million Medicare recipients are confused about what they need to do for 2008. As the deadline for open enrollment draws near, many seniors and their families are lost as to where to find information and help.
Patricia Nemore, senior policy attorney at the Center for […]