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5 Hot Medicare Bill Topics for 2023
By Allison BellPeople like Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, will determine what can pass.
November 30, 2022
Senators Stump for Emergency Savings in Secure Act 2.0, With Help From Suze OrmanSens. Cory Booker and Todd Young hope the Emergency Savings Act can be included in a year-end spending bill.
November 29, 2022
6 Retirement Bills Introduced in 2022The Secure Act 2.0 could get a vote soon, but it's not the only retirement bill under consideration in Congress.
November 22, 2022
How to Help Clients Avoid Costly Medicare MistakesOut-of-pocket costs can vary between Medicare plans by thousands of dollars a year, Philip Moeller tells ThinkAdvisor.
November 21, 2022
How Reforming Social Security, Medicare Can Be DoneThe GOP wants to mitigate rising costs by, among other things, raising the eligibility age for Medicare to 67 for those born after 1960.
November 18, 2022
Industry Groups Press Lawmakers to Pass Secure Act 2.0If Secure Act 2.0 fails to get attached to a budget bill, the sweeping retirement bill "will languish" next year, says ERISA attorney Brad Campbell.
November 17, 2022
Ed Slott: Inflation Has Created an Unprecedented 4-Year Roth Conversion OpportunityTalk about Roth conversions "now, before year-end with every client who has an IRA," Slott tells ThinkAdvisor.
November 17, 2022
Fed to Face Rising Tensions in Next Congress on Inflation and JobsThe Federal Reserve will be an easy target for lawmakers if a downturn results from its tightening campaign.