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Senior Citizens

Obamacare Medicare Medicaid

AHCA will harm Floridians: AARP

How will Floridians fare under the American Health Care Act (AHCA)? Jeff Johnson, the state director for AARP Florida, says: not well. Johnson also says Floridians on Medicaid – especially those in nursing homes –...

A War Tax Resistor and One of the Country’s Leading Advocates for Seniors Discuss Donald Trump’s Views on Military Spending and Social Security

WMNF’s Radioactivity 2 21 17 Tuesday Good morning, welcome to radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up today—President Trump wants to increase the military budget…. But what if you are religious and object to military spending...

Radioactivity Tuesday: Paul Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare

BY Rob Lorei According to the new website Politico, House Speaker Paul Ryan wants the upcoming Congress to not only repeal Obamacare, but also dramatically change Medicare from a guaranteed government program into a form of...

Advice from financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn on how to prepare for retirement

On Wednesday’s Radioactivity we chatted with financial consultant and journalist Jane Bryant Quinn on how to get ready for life after work. Bryant is one of the nation’s top financial reporters, covering money and finance...

Pasco WWII vet mustard gassed by U.S. experiments still waiting on VA benefits

story of a Pasco County man who says he was exposed and is not getting medical treatment from the governmen

Behind the Robe… the Job of Judging

A discussion of the impact of Americans living longer on the courts, the boom in senior divorces for example.

Help available for for some Florida seniors hurt by reverse mortgages

Reverse mortgages not all they're cracked up to be for some seniors

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