Remain wary of mail following white powder reports

Title: Remain wary of mail following white powder reports

Article Snip: "On Monday, June 19, Kansas Republican leaders say that while there has been a small amount of good news to come out of the investigation into more than 100 letters that contained white powder mailed to elected officials in the Sunflower State, the week has certainly been stressful. “At this point, it appears over 100 elected state and legislative officials have received threatening letters filled with a suspicious powdery substance,” said the legislators. “Thankfully, the KDHE is saying the substance is presumptively negative for any biologicals.” Kansans have been urged to remain vigilant and cautious as they open their mail..."

Reference: www.msn.com
Attacks on Republicans,

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Your Roth 401(k) Is About to Become a Much Better Retirement Plan

Title: Your Roth 401(k) Is About to Become a Much Better Retirement Plan

Article Snip: "...Before this change, Roth IRAs were the only retirement-focused accounts that both allowed for tax-free withdrawals in retirement and let you keep your entire balance in the account throughout your life. For higher earners, getting money into a Roth IRA is a bit more complicated than getting it into a Roth 401(k), due to income limits on direct Roth IRA contributions. That can make it more challenging for many people to build a nest egg inside a Roth IRA. Now that Roth 401(k) plans will soon be exempt from those RMDs, it becomes possible to build that lifelong source of tax-free retirement cash without going through an IRA...."

Reference: www.fool.com
Retirement Financial Planning,ROTH,401(k),

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Federal Employee Pay Lookup

Title: Federal Employee Pay Lookup

Article Snip: "...Information available through this dataset may include name, job title, duty station, and salary for most Federal civilian employees. Some individual's names have been withheld by the OPM or specific agencies for security reasons. While FederalPay attempts to provide this dataset as a public service, exactly as provided by the OPM, we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the results provided. ..."

Reference: www.federalpay.org
Federal Employee Pay Lookup

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Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Advantage

Title: Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Advantage

Article Snip: "......the federal government reported that 13% of denials in Medicare Advantage would not have been refused under traditional Medicare. Medicare Advantage plans are also increasingly ending nursing home and rehabilitation care before providers consider patients ready to go home...."

Reference: Federal Retirement
Traditional Medicare vs Medicare Advantage

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Why are Postal retirees being forced out of FEHB?

Title: Big Medicare Changes Coming For Postal Service Retirees

Article Snip: "...money is likely the driving force. ...this change could save the Postal Service $5.6 billion through 2031 while adding $5.5 billion in costs to Medicare during that span...For those who retire before April 2024, they can either enroll in Part B right away or pay attention and watch for more information about the SEP. My former client’s wife decided to continue with her current FEHB plan and enroll in Medicare Part A, hospital insurance. (This is premium-free and those who want to receive Social Security retirement benefits must be enrolled. It is a condition of receiving benefits.)"

Reference: www.forbes.com
Medicare Special Enrollment Periods (SEP),

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The great unretirement! How droves of employees are now being forced BACK to the workplace as inflation hammers their savings - here's what to know before you quit work

Title: The great unretirement! How droves of employees are now being forced BACK to the workplace as inflation hammers their savings - here's what to know before you quit work

Article Snip: "An estimated 1.5 million retirees re-entered the labor market in the year up to May 2022, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by Indeed economist Nick Bunker for The Washington Post. This is a reversal of the trend which saw millions of people fleeing the workforce during and following the Covid-19 pandemic. And according to a study by payroll services company Paychex this year, one in six retired Americans are now considering going back to work. ..."

Reference: www.dailymail.co.uk
Retirement under Democrats,Inflation 2023,Biden Legacy,Biden Economy 2023,

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Medicare will continue to restrict coverage of a new class of Alzheimer’s drugs, even when fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Title: Medicare won’t change coverage policy for pricey Alzheimer’s drugs

Article Snip: "Currently, Medicare coverage is even stricter, as the agency will only pay for the drugs if a patient receives them through a clinical trial. The treatments in question are monoclonal antibody infusions that target brain plaque known as amyloid that’s a signature characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease. The drugs are intended for early stage Alzheimer’s patients and are meant to slow the progression of memory loss, but are not a cure. They are costly, and there are only two: Eisai’s Leqembi and Biogen’s Aduhelm. Both were granted accelerated approval by FDA..."

Reference: www.yahoo.com
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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