The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...

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July 30 is the 60th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid.

Sad news for theater fans: Richard Greenberg, whose plays were so funny, cutting, and elegantly structured, has died at 67. He was best known for Take Me Out, but so much from him is worth revisiting. He was one of those gay writers who viewed wit as a holy mission. He was more than up to the task.

DOGE has put 3/4 of AmeriCorps employees on administrative leave, basically gutting the federal volunteering program.

I remember working at Gannett’s USA Today when diversity of sources was a strong demand by the publisher and editors

Blockbuster Deal Will Wipe Out $30 Billion in Medical Debt. Even Backers Say It’s Not Enough. - KFF Health News Undue Medical Debt is retiring unpaid medical bills for 20 million people. The debt trading company that owned them is leaving the market.

Good news for some people with crushing medical debt kffhealthnews-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/kffhealt...

Airlines Push to Undo Passenger Protections Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

Will consumer protections for airline passengers bite the dust? www.fodors.com/news/news/ai...?

What to do when your doctor retires or charges $10,000 a year to go concierge The odds are growing that your doctor will leave their practice amid a nationwide shortage of primary-care physicians.

What to do if your doctor retires or goes concierge www.marketwatch.com/story/what-t...

Medicare beneficiaries will still be able to have telehealth appointments and hospital at home covered — through September, due to new legislation that kept government open

Arakawa's death highlights the challenges of Alzheimer's caregiving My mother died of the stress of Alzheimer’s caregiving. A decade into caring for my father — and hiding his diagnosis from their friends — she dropped dead of a

What the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife tell us about Alzheimer’s caregiving www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/h...

IRS to close more than 110 offices with taxpayer assistance centers The plan is outlined in a letter from the U.S. General Services Administration that was obtained by The Washington Post.

Perfect timing: more than 100 IRS assistance centers closing www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

How the Aging Together Project Tackles Ageism Good things happened when older adults talked candidly with each other about aging

How the Aging Together program tackles ageism by having older adults talk candidly with each other about aging www.nextavenue.org/how-the-agin...

5 things no one tells you about retirement on.mktw.net/3CJNAsD

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordered by acting director to stop fighting financial abuse | CNN Business Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ordering all employees at the consumer watchdog to stop virtually all work...

CFPB halts all agency work, freezes scheduled consumer protection rules www.cnn.com/2025/02/09/b...

How Trump's federal workforce purge could impact Social Security customer service Plus: Most Americans say they're OK paying more in taxes to keep Social Security solvent

How Trump’s federal workforce purge could affect Social Security applicants and recipients open.substack.com/pub/retireme...

Mass Deportations Spell Trouble for Some Families Needing Long-Term Care What experts think President Trump’s sweeping policy could mean for care at home, in nursing homes and in assisted-living centers

Why mass deportations spell trouble for some families needing long-term care www.nextavenue.org/mass-deporta...

Older workers are struggling to find jobs — these tools may help Ageism, “ghost jobs” and networking — advice for older job hunters.

Help for older adults hoping to keep working www.marketwatch.com/story/older-...

Rating the Best Places to Retire Lists There’s an avalanche of lists, each with its own winners and criteria — here’s how to figure out where the best place to retire is for you.

Why the best places in the Best Places to Retire lists vary so much, plus what goes into the rankings www.nextavenue.org/rating-the-b...

If you have Medicare, here’s what you’ll pay for health care in 2025 The most significant Medicare change for 2025 will be the new $2,000 cap for prescription drugs.

A guide to the out-of-pocket health costs for people with Medicare this year, what’s new and what’s tricky fortune.com/well/article...

My new Friends Talk Money podcast is all about getting your finances organized in 2025: friendstalkmoney.org/podcast/how-...

Trump’s Medicare exec order ends pilot for $2 generics for chronic conditions

What We’ve Learned About Dementia’s Toll on Family Finances How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones

How a late or missed diagnosis can balloon costs for people with Alzheimer’s and their loved ones (from @eisenb.bsky.social)

Scoop: Kara Swisher's long-shot Post bid Swisher believes the Amazon founder will eventually want to sell, since the paper has become a managerial nightmare.

Kara Swisher hoping to buy Wash Post with help from investors www.axios.com/2024/12/20/s...

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How to Find a Good Travel Agent (And When You Should Never Use One) Fodor's provides expert travel content worth exploring so you can dream up your next trip. The world is a weird and wonderful place—we want to show you around.

My new Fodors.com piece on when to consider using a travel agent, when not, and how to find the right one www.fodors.com/news/travel-...

There Are Mystery Drones Flying Over My House. I Tried to Track Them Down. Authorities say unexplained aircraft over New Jersey is no cause for concern. My neighbors, however, are concerned.

What the hell is happening with these drones in New Jersey? I did some drone hunting to find out.

(Spoiler: Some of it looks like planes. Some of it IS planes. Some of it is definitely NOT planes.)

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I think part of it is older workers aren’t seeking promotions.

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Working in an office is just about 'looking busy': Readers weigh in on the workplace battle of 2025 Nearly 3,000 readers weighed in on the escalating pressure on workers to get back to the office, foreshadowing the workplace tug-of-war coming next year.

Who doesn't love remote work? @yahoo-finance.bsky.social finance.yahoo.com/news/working...