Monthly Archives: April 2016
Assessment of Affordable Care Act sees Room for Improvement
Healthcare application A recent assessment of the Affordable Care Act by the AARP found that what’s often called Obamacare has dramatically increased health insurance coverage for people 50 to 64 years old, but added “there is still work to be done.” “The big news is that the uninsured rate among 50- to 64-year-olds dropped… Read More »
Young and Old Alike Face Discrimination Over Their Ages
old and youngThe website smallbiztrends.com carried an article not quite two years ago on the subject of age discrimination, as faced by people on both ends of the spectrum. “Age discrimination is a reality in the current job market,” began the article “The young men and women graduating from college over the last five… Read More »
Health Directives Against Sustaining Procedures Sometime Ignored
Will and Testament with Glasses Pen and Income Tax Return It’s one thing for older people to come to a resolute decision that they don’t want “heroic” efforts made to save their lives in the event of a life-threatening condition. Sometimes, as The New York Times pointed out a while back, it’s quite another… Read More »
Female Veterans Face Their Own, Specific Challenges
All military veterans face challenges when it comes to returning to civilian life, but as the conservative media outlet Newsmax.com pointed out in a recent story, the growing number of female veterans must cope with some unique ones. Soldier holding folded American flag The article by Tony Piccoli, in noting the rapid growth in… Read More »