Tag: baby boomer

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In 2000, Social Security launched a website allowing retirees to sign up for their benefits online without having to call or visit the agency. By 2013, about half of new retirees were using this feature to file their claims. However, progress stalled after that, despite continued growth in the number of baby boomers who wer…

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He is a one-time heart surgery patient and vulnerable to COVID. She has to take her medication religiously twice a day to prevent a blood pressure spike. Mr. and Mrs. Quader. Source: Medicare Rights Center. During the pandemic, Mr. and Mrs. Quader of Brooklyn, New York, got a notice that the health care subsidy they…