Could health reform unleash the inner entrepreneur in millions of older workers? There’s plenty of evidence that baby boomers in their fifties and early sixties want more independence and flexibility in their work. Many are ready to take a risk via second careers and entrepreneurial ventures-but have been hanging on to jobs solely for health [...] [...more]
It seems that the Socialism-fearing business community is more bullish on health care reform than you might think. Take The Wall Street Journal, for example. The paper trashes the Affordable Care Act every chance it gets, especially on its opinion pages. But tucked away on the “back pages” of its website–in its blog for financial [...] [...more]
The benefits of a healthy lifestyle as you age are well known. But does staying healthy save money? Apparently not. In a classic case of “no good deed goes unpunished,” the lifetime health costs for a typical healthy couple at age 65 will hit $260,000, with a 5-percent risk of exceeding $570,000. Meanwhile, a typical [...] [...more]
Con artists are swindling unsuspecting consumers into buying bogus health insurance products promoted as being related to the new health care law, according to The New York Times. Insurance regulators in Illinois, Kansas and Alabama report telemarketing scams offering fake products such as Obamacare insurance or “government health care reform insurance.” Many of the scams [...] [...more]
The new health insurance reform law will help millions of older Americans who have lost health insurance but are too young for Medicare. Insurance issues affect Americans of all ages, but the problems are acute for people over 50, who tend to have more pre-existing conditions than younger people do, and use more health care. [...] [...more]
