Florida’s statewide privatization of Medicaid has barely reached its first anniversary and already the rate-setting bait and switch has shifted into high gear. Private managed care companies that now control health care for 3.5 million Floridians have asked for a 12 percent payment increase for the 2015-16 fiscal year, which would more than wipe out […]
New Widows Have Another Concern: Their Finances
SINCE her husband died in November 2013, Janice M. Eiler, 58, has been juggling a life without his income as well as his companionship, even as she struggles to save enough money so she can retire comfortably in a decade. Like many widows, Ms. Eiler, a workers’ compensation claims analyst in Salem, Ore., is finding […]
Understanding the Historic Divergence Between Productivity and a Typical Worker’s Pay
Wage stagnation experienced by the vast majority of American workers has emerged as a central issue in economic policy debates, with candidates and leaders of both parties noting its importance. This is a welcome development because it means that economic inequality has become a focus of attention and that policymakers are seeing the connection between […]
Hidden Poor Highest Among Elder Black and Latino Households
Nearly one in five adults over age 65 in California, that is, around 772,000 elders, endure financial hardship, unable to afford basic needs, but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study out this week by theUCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The study highlights the plight of what it calls the “hidden […]
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