The oldest baby boomers will turn 67 in 2013. Many of this first wave have already retired, while others may be contemplating taking the plunge this year. Here are some tips for those planning to retire in 2013:
With just five years left before you retire, you need to begin solidifying your plans. Make sure you're still on track, but also nail down where you'll live and how you'll meet your health care needs. Here's how:
The good news is that the Supreme Court's thumb's up for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could be a big gift to anyone looking to retire early. The bad news is that the nation may have trouble affording it if a lot of people take advantage.
With the unemployment rate at almost 10% and companies cutting back on benefits, millions of people are responsible for securing their own health insurance. Picking the right plan for you can be tricky, so DailyFinance asked consumer health experts for tips on how to maximize benefits while minimizing costs.
If you think there have to be better ways for an uninsured person to get health care than robbing a bank, you're right. Yes, most people get their health insurance from their employers, but if you're one of the nation's nearly 14 million unemployed, you still have options. Here's what you need to know.
Lots of folks have reached retirement by surprise, thanks to the Great Recession. So, if you're scrambling to come up with a Plan B and plug the financial gap created by an unexpectedly early end to your career, here are some good ideas.
A record one in six Americans is on Medicaid, the government's health program for the poor. And Medicaid is just one of several government anti-poverty programs that have seen large increases in caseloads -- and costs.
Young adults just out of college may be assuming they'll stay on their parents' employer-provided health plan until age 26, thanks to the new health care reform law. But employers don't have to provide that coverage immediately.
Unemployed workers who have been taking advantage of a federal health insurance subsidy will soon discover how much that insurance really costs. Those who enrolled in the program when it started in March 2009 have, as of this month, seen their last subsidized payments.
