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New issue of The Fifty Plus Advocate online now. This month's cover: Healthy aging is all about attitude - http://www.fiftyplusadvocate.com

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09/16/2014

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11/14/2013

New: Audio book guide | Fifty Plus Advocates

Fifty Plus Advocate Now offering an Audio Book Guide. Check it out at fiftyplusadvocate.com or : http://www.fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/8775

It is 1916, and a woman awakens, wounded, in a field hospital in northern France. She wears the uniform of a British nurse's aide but has an American accent.

11/04/2013

Older Americans nix Social Security changes | Fifty Plus Advocates

What changes to Social Security would be acceptable? http://t.co/VupEMNw9Wc

By Matt Sedensky CHICAGO — Raise the age at which you can begin collecting full Social Security benefits? Older Americans say no. They also veto reductions in the cost-of-living increase. ...

09/12/2013

Health overhaul confusing Medicare beneficiaries | Fifty Plus Advocates

Medicare benefits are not changing under Affordable Care Act.
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By Kelli Kennedy MIAMI — Dear seniors, your Medicare benefits aren’t changing under the Affordable Care Act. That’s the message federal health officials are trying to get out to elderly ...

09/04/2013

Nyad celebrates historic swim from Cuba to Florida | Fifty Plus Advocates

Congratulations Diana Nyad. You are an inspiration and role model. http://www.fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/8551 V

By Jennifer Kay KEY WEST, Fla. — The clocks Diana Nyad uses to time her training swims show that she is slower than she used to be. That is only ...

04/12/2013

Obama Social Security proposal panned in Mass. | Fifty Plus Advocates

Mass. Republicans and Democrats faulting Obama for proposing changes that would trim Soc. Sec., Medicare benefits. http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7913

BOSTON — Republicans and Democrats in Massachusetts are faulting President Barack Obama for proposing changes that would trim Social Security and Medicare benefits. The changes, included in a federal budget ...

04/11/2013

Obama seeks deal, proposes cuts to Social Security | Fifty Plus Advocates

Why is Obama embracing Medicare cuts, Social Security chained CPI? http://t.co/1ZH0V3q0Gc

WASHINGTON — Seeking an elusive middle ground, President Barack Obama is proposing a 2014 budget that embraces tax increases abhorred by Republicans as well as reductions, loathed by liberals, in ...

03/29/2013

Scooter ads face scrutiny from government doctors | Fifty Plus Advocates

Seniors being duped by motorized scooter ads
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By Matthew Perrone WASHINGTON — TV ads show smiling seniors enjoying an “active” lifestyle on a motorized scooter, taking in the sights at the Grand Canyon, fishing on a pier ...

03/18/2013

Obama’s charm campaign: High marks, no concessions | Fifty Plus Advocates

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WASHINGTON, March 16 — President Barack Obama’s widely publicized recent string of meetings with rank-and-file Republican and Democratic lawmakers earned him public praise from even some of his most implacable ...

03/14/2013

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03/14/2013

Tough application process for Federal Health Insurance
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03/14/2013

Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7741

03/14/2013

Applying for Obama health care plan not easy | Fifty Plus Advocates

Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7741

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes. The government’s draft application runs 15 pages ...

03/12/2013

Survey: Many conflicted on gov’t spending cuts | Fifty Plus Advocates

Americans want to pay less taxes, more government help

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By Tom Raum WASHINGTON — As President Barack Obama and lawmakers spar over huge federal deficits, they’re confronted by a classic contradiction: Most Americans want government austerity, a survey shows, ...

02/28/2013

Medicare paid $5.1B for poor nursing home care | Fifty Plus Advocates

Medicare overpaid for shoddy nursing home care
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By Garance Burke SAN FRANCISCO — Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have ...

02/14/2013

Social Security head says program fraying from neglect | Fifty Plus Advocates

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By Stephen Ohlemacher WASHINGTON — Outgoing Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue has some parting shots for Congress, the White House and advocates for seniors. They have all “really walked ...

02/01/2013

Aging and the art of New Year’s resolutions | Fifty Plus Advocates

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I am ambivalent when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. Why begin the new year saddled with have-tos? Isn’t it easier to just spread out goals and objectives throughout the ...

01/30/2013

Social Security commissioner to leave in February | Fifty Plus Advocates

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WASHINGTON — Social Security Commissioner Michael J. Astrue says he will step down in February after completing his six-year term. Astrue’s departure gives President Barack Obama the opportunity to name ...

12/21/2012

Medicare premiums could rise for many retirees | Fifty Plus Advocates

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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — They may not agree on much else, but there’s a change to Medicare that President Barack Obama and Republicans both support: Expand a little-known law ...

12/20/2012

Obama Social Security offer at odds with top Dems | Fifty Plus Advocates

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By Stephen Ohlemacher WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s offer to slow the growth of Social Security benefits would force fellow Democrats in Congress to abandon promises to shield the massive ...

12/20/2012

Heavy price: Medicare overpaying for back braces | Fifty Plus Advocates

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By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Internet sale price for a standard back brace: $99.99. What Medicare pays for the item: $900-plus. A federal report released Wednesday offers a look at ...

12/07/2012

Cruising on the romantic Rhine | Fifty Plus Advocates

Cruising on the romantic Rhine: http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7125

Whether from the deck or the sliding glass door in my cabin, there was always something to see, from steep vineyard hills and medieval castles to industrial plants.

12/07/2012

Long-term care can bankrupt Americans | Fifty Plus Advocates

Long-term care can bankrupt Americans: http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7279

We had begun talking about retirement, and when we broached the topic of someday needing home or institutional care, we felt financially vulnerable. So we began exploring long-term care insurance ...

12/07/2012

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age | Fifty Plus Advocates

Trade-offs in raising Medicare eligibility age: http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7331

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar WASHINGTON — Americans are living longer, and Republicans want to raise the Medicare eligibility age as part of any deal to reduce the government’s huge deficits. But ...

10/17/2012

Social Security payments to rise next year: http://fiftyplusadvocate.com/archives/7080

10/17/2012

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10/17/2012

Social Security benefits to go up by 1.7 percent | Fifty Plus Advocates

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WASHINGTON — More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year. The increase, which starts in January, is tied to ...