Medicare funding shortfall may be ‘life and death’ for millions of Americans, lawmaker says. Here’s why taxes are a sticking point

[ad_1] A funding shortfall may hit Medicare’s hospital insurance fund in less than a decade. Democrats’ proposals call for raising taxes on the wealthy to solve that. Zoran Zeremski |…

As retirement age change sparks protests in France, here’s what could happen in the U.S.

[ad_1] Exactly when to retire is typically a personal decision. But Social Security reforms could affect how well people live based on that timing. Protestors take part in a May…

Successfully applying for Social Security disability is difficult. Applying as a long Covid patient is even trickier

[ad_1] Residents drop off Covid-19 PCR tests at a testing site run by the Centers for Disease Control, Federal Emergency Management Agency and eTrueNorth in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 5,…