Retirees
Maine Voices: UMaine System breaking its health care promise to retirees
The University of Maine System is reneging on a promise to retirees: Effective Jan. 1, UMS is terminating retiree group health coverage effective. Get ready to spend a lot more money out of your own pockets. The system’s nearly 2,900 retirees were promised lifetime coverage, many with UMS paying full lifetime premiums. Now, UMS will …
New York’s health care workforce braces for influx of retirees, inexperienced staffers
Ambulances are parked in front of the NYU Langone Health emergency. | Getty Images NEW YORK — As the coronavirus bears down on New York and the biggest U.S. city becomes the epicenter of the national crisis, state officials are scrambling to augment a health care workforce already stretched to capacity and falling prey to …
Activity break: retirees enjoy favorite programs at Lebanon Senior Center | Lifestyle
The Lebanon Senior Citizens Center offers a variety of activities for retirees each week, and many of them have become community traditions. Among the most popular is the weekly sing-a-long, which Activities Director Teresa Botts said dates back more than 20 years. “There are about 30 to 40 people that come out for it every …
Overstayers ‘not breaking law’: Govt
There is no law barring retired soldiers from occupying military housing, Defence Ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich said on Thursday. His statement came in response to activist Srisuwan Janya’s decision to file a complaint with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) against retired top brass who continue living in military residences, including Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, …
Maryland Gov. Hogan proposes tax break for some retirees to keep them in state
Gov. Hogan’s plan would eliminate state income tax for those earning $50,000 or less, and it would slash state income tax for those earning $100,000 or less by 50-100%. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday a plan to give 230,000 retirees in the state $1 billion in tax relief over five years. Hogan’s plan would …
Former Saints receiver Joe Horn pleads guilty to defrauding NFL retirees’ health care plan | Crime/Police
Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn has pleaded guilty to taking part in a scheme to rip off a health care program designed to cover unreimbursed medical expenses for retired professional football players. Horn, 47, appeared before a federal judge in Kentucky Thursday and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud after …
Why Is Healthcare So Expensive for Retirees? — The Motley Fool
Lots of people assume that their living costs will drop substantially in retirement. But many seniors actually find that their living expenses largely stay the same or even go up. While there are different reasons for this trend, the ever-climbing cost of healthcare is a big contributor. The average healthy 65-year-old couple retiring this year …
