Real Health Care Reform

When Medicare was first enacted in 1965, men had an average life expectancy of almost 70 years. So the average guy received Medicare benefits for 5 years.

Now the average male lives to be about 75, and the average guy receives benefits for twice as long.

In January of last year, the first babyboomers started retiring. This massive wave of retirees will start receiving Medicare benefits, and be spending so much that Medicare trustees predict funds will run out in 2019. (more…)

Learn how your HSA-qualified plan must be effective no later than December 1st in order to qualify for a 2009 tax deductible HSA contribution (which could reduce your April 15th taxes by $1900 or more!).