Tag: disability insurance
While U.S. healthcare costs as a percentage of GDP are by far the highest in the developed world, the news from the 2024 Medicare Trustees Report is relatively good. It is true that the Hospital Insurance (HI) program faces a long-term deficit, but that deficit is the smallest it has been for more than a…
It reduces Social Security applications and new beneficiaries. Enthusiasm seems to be running high for Family and Medical Leave programs. My views are mixed: as a human I can see some benefit; as a person trying to run a small organization, extended leaves are just annoying. Some critics have a more specific concern – namely,…
