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Older Workers Embrace Job Hopping – and It’s Good for Their Retirement Prospects

MarketWatch Blog by Geoffrey T. Sanzenbacher

March 6, 2026

Moving from job to job allows workers to trade up to higher-paying employers. When I talk to relatives about my work as a labor economist, I get the sense that they think the younger generations are a bit fickle with respect to their jobs. At many family gatherings, I’ve heard some version of the sam…

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The Government Is Trying to Rein in Medicare Advantage Costs. Will It Work?

MarketWatch Blog by Alicia H. Munnell

February 23, 2026

Keeping healthcare costs under control is crucial for retirees. Something good recently happened. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that its proposed average increase for 2027 in the rates that Medicare pays insurers for Medicare Advantage plans is projected to be only 0.09 percent. Analysts had predicted that the 2027 rate increas…

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Older Workers Embrace Job Hopping – and It’s Good for Their Retirement Prospects

The Government Is Trying to Rein in Medicare Advantage Costs. Will It Work?

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