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What Your Grandchild Can Teach You About Social Security

September 27, 2016

Via: SocialSecurity Info

Everyone knows that if you have a digital dilemma, you should find a tech savvy kid to resolve it. Sometimes it seems these kids were born digitally connected, but they were the first generation to grow up immersed in technology.  […]


Civil Service, Health & Insurance, Public Institutions, Social Security

Quality of Life and Prospect Theory

July 12, 2016

Via: Healthcare Economist

Prospect theory states that individuals view transactions relative to a fixed reference point.  Individuals are risk averse for gains (i.e., they would prefer $10 for sure over a 50/50 of winning $0 or $20) but risk loving over losses (i.e., they […]


Emergency Services, Health & Insurance, Social Security

Your My Social Security Password

July 12, 2016

Via: SocialSecurity Info

Establishing your online my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount/ allows immediate access to a growing number of services. You choose a personal username and password when creating your account. For security reasons, your password is valid for 6 months. If […]


Public Institutions, Social Security

Social Security OIG Warns About Phishing Scheme

July 11, 2016

Via: SocialSecurity Info

The Social Security Office of the Inspector General (OIG) sent a national warning about an email phishing scheme late last week. The phishing attempt states that a problem might exist with the target person’s Social Security number (SSN) record and […]