The most urgent retirement issue facing the new Biden administration and Congress is not Social Security reform or figuring out how to boost savings in 401(k)s and IRA accounts.
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Medicare Insolvency Looms But There’s A Fix
Posted on 23 February 2021.
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Mass. Gov. Made No Buddies With Vaccine Buddy Plan
Posted on 18 February 2021.
Getting people to wear masks during the COVID pandemic has been hard enough. But getting people to accept a vaccine to protect them has been equally hard.
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Housework As Therapy: It’s Small Things, Nicely Done
Posted on 07 February 2021.
In these turbulent times, there’s one thing I do daily that keeps me on track and gives comfort. I turn to it, whether in the mood or not.
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Biden Health Plan A Shot In The Arm For Older Americans
Posted on 25 January 2021.
America’s health care system will look different as the administration of Pres. Joe Biden settles into the Oval Office.
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Why My Pedometer Is Better Than Xanax
Posted on 08 January 2021.
God, this is a stressful time. My body’s buzzing with so much tension, I want to reach for a Xanax, two shots of tequila or both.
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Looking For Patient-Centered Care In A Pandemic
Posted on 04 January 2021.
A few weeks ago, I drove a home-bound elderly man to get a COVID test in Western Massachusetts. The test took only a few minutes, and the results several days later were negative.
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