The Burden of Medical Debt in the US
In March 2022 the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on medical debt in the US. Part of their findings: We find that 23 million people (nearly 1 in 10…
In March 2022 the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on medical debt in the US. Part of their findings: We find that 23 million people (nearly 1 in 10…
We have counseled a number of clients who planned to get married and wanted a premarital agreement drawn up. Such agreements can provide that assets and income of a spouse…
November 22, 2021 Michelle Fox@MFoxCNBC A majority of Americans have dipped into their retirement accounts before their golden years, a survey from Bankrate found. Fully 51% of those with the…
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 5.9 percent in 2022, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 5.9 percent cost-of-living adjustment…
Potential Consequences for Saving, Work, and Retirement Plans Karen E. Smith, C. Eugene Steuerle, Damir Cosic October 2021 Program on Retirement Policy Executive Summary Each of the three pillars of…
The Reconciliation (“Tax Cuts and Jobs”) Act of 2017 (“Act”), signed into law on December 22, 2017, raised the estate tax exemption to $11.7 millionper person ($23.4 million for couple)…
The Constitution of the United States and the privacy laws that have emanated from its protections guarantee the right of each competent adult to act in his or her own…
The high inflation amounts that households and businesses have been experiencing this year are likely to lead to larger increases in tax brackets and other inflation-adjusted tax items in 2022.…
On July 23, 2021, the Social Security Administration (SSA) released new guidance about how pandemic-related financial assistance will affect an individual’s eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or their monthly…
The board overseeing the largest public retirement plan in the United States has not comprehensively assessed the risks climate change poses to its investments, a U.S. federal agency says, sparking…