Is a senior safety net worth $9,000 a year?
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Will baby boomers pay $9,000 a year to have a computer and a nurse watch over their parents' health from a distance?
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Fed chief says quick fix for social safety net programs vital to avoid more painful steps later. JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Rising pressure on US finances from an aging population make it vital to quickly
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SUNDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) --  In the United States, about one in three seniors over age 65, and almost one in two over age 80, will fall at least once this year -- in some cases, leading to serious disability or even death.
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WASHINGTON -- The popularity of health savings accounts for the poor will be put to the test in Indiana under a program approved Friday by the Bush administration. Under the plan, someone making $20,000 a year could get health coverage for about $19 a week.
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Near-retirees age 55 and older would receive benefits without any changes under President Bush's far-reaching plan for Social Security. But the government guarantee would drop for younger workers whether or not they set up personal accounts.
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WASHINGTON: An ageing US population will strain public finances and hurt the economy without swift fixes to the social safety net, such as raising the age for full retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said yesterday.
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By Charlotte Gill  SENIOR savers can earn more than 6pc before tax following the latest moves from Coventry Building Society and Northern Rock.
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The Supreme Court considered Wednesday how much retirement savings people can shield when they file for bankruptcy, an important question as more Americans go into debt.
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I feel that I've lost track of my 401(k) savings. I am 43 years old, earn $115,000 annually, and usually receive a pay increase of about 4 percent annually, with contributions to a modest company stock plan. At present, I put $8,400 annually into the 401(k) and hope to add future pay increases each year to my contributions until I ...
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo  - Rising pressure on U.S.  finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the  social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full  retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  said on Friday.
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Despite exploding costs, most Americans got sizable life-extending bang for their medical bucks over recent decades, says one of the most sweeping studies ever of health-care value.
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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo.  - Rising pressure on U.S.  finances from an aging population make it vital quickly fix the  social safety net with such steps as raising the age for full  retirement benefits, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan  said on Friday.
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Q I'm 34 and, despite my master's degree in public policy, a little confused by the numbers Social Security sends me in their little green and white Social Security Statement mailer. It says that if I retire at 67, my payment would be $1,984 per month -- less if I retire early, more if I defer.
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The Canadian government is considering offering provinces more than C$9 billion ($6.9 billion) for health care over five years as long as they follow rules when spending the money, the
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October 22, 2004 -- ALBANY - The multibillion-dollar health-care program that helps fund everything from medical colleges to insurance for poor children may run a shortfall by the end of the state fiscal year, Comptroller Alan Hevesi warned yesterday.
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Ever since we were married 35 years ago, my wife, Georgina, and I have faithfully tracked our savings. But now that we're in our 60s and semiretired, what matters most to us is not how much we have saved but how much reliable income we can receive for life.