Thousands of millionaires collect Social Security
Released March 6, 201347,535 millionaires received Social Security benefits in 2010, totaling $1.438 billion. Median income of all recipients over 65 is $26,000.
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Male retirees get bigger Social Security checks
Released Feb. 16, 2013Lower lifetime earnings mean women average smaller Social Security benefits than men in retirement. The difference? About $300 a month.
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Medicare doctors grow – but so does the struggle to find one
Released Jan. 12, 2013There are more Medicare doctors, but concerns over pay have many limiting the Medicare patients they’ll treat.
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The cost of caring for the nation’s neediest
Released Dec. 19, 2012Supplemental Security Income pays federal benefits to our neediest citizens. It’s been paying out more since the recession.
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American longevity draining Medicare
Released Dec. 17, 2012Americans today live an average of four years longer compared to 1965, when Medicare was created. Those extra years are straining the program.
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Social Security keeps seniors out of poverty
Released Nov. 17, 2012A third of American seniors depend on Social Security as a safety net. Without it, poverty rates would soar.
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Medicare Docs Face 27% Fee Cuts
Released Oct. 30, 2012Doctors treating Medicare patients face a 27 percent cut in fees in 2013, unless Congress overrides its own law to rein in spending – again.
Read More »Facts about Social Security and Medicare Primer
For most Americans, Social Security and Medicare are central facts of life, but who will pay to keep them going? Consider the big decisions and tough tradeoffs ahead.
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