(BPT) – Many veterans trying to find civilian jobs after serving in the military face barriers to employment — often because their military experience doesn’t… Read More »PVA Personalizes Job-Hunting for Veterans with Disabilities
A Veteran’s Administration Survivors Pension is an indispensable benefit to receive. If you think you are eligible, to be sure you know how to determine your eligibility and how to make a claim.
Across the nation, the number of suicide deaths has been rising since the turn of the millennium. From 2005 to 2017, there was a 43.6% increase in the number of suicide deaths in the general population and a 6.1% increase in the number of suicide deaths in the Veteran population. With the number of suicides on the rise, particularly for veterans, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs is striving to provide resources through VA medical centers and other organizations both to prevent suicide and to help when a suicide occurs. Listed below are a few of these resources for veterans and their families:Read More »Department of Veteran’s Affairs Provides Resources for Preventing Suicide
(BPT) – During the busy holiday travel season, everyone suffers from the stress and strain that accompanies flying today. Unfortunately, travelers with disabilities face even… Read More »Air Travel Can be Dangerous for Passengers with Disabilities
Programs for All-inclusive Care of the Elderly (PACE) is a Medicare and Medicaid program that helps people meet their health care needs in the community instead of going… Read More »Medicare and Medicaid PACE Helps the Elderly Stay in the Community
The traditional notion of retirement – a switch from full-time work to full-time leisure – is becoming a thing of the past for millions of Americans. In fact, according to a recent UnitedHealthcare survey* of 1,000 nationally representative Americans 62 and older, 24 percent of those who did retire chose to re-enter the workforce.
Read More »How Delaying Retirement Can Affect Your Medicare Enrollment