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Congress freezes funding for most federal programs for older adults at 2025 levels, but rejects Trump efforts to kill them: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
2026 Spending Bills Protect Federal Senior Services, Reject Trump Cuts
The spending bills effectively freeze funding for most programs aimed at supporting older adults. In some cases, the measures raised spending by small amounts.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Congress freezes funding for most federal programs for older adults at 2025 levels, but rejects Trump efforts to kill them: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Medicare may effectively freeze 2027 payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Shareholders are unhappy but what would it mean for enrollees? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
What Seniors Should Know About The Future Of Medicare Advantage Plans
The government proposed boosting payments to Medicare Advantage plans by 0.09% in 2027, below what they and their investors expected. What would it mean for enrollees?
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February 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Medicare may effectively freeze 2027 payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Shareholders are unhappy but what would it mean for enrollees? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The White House promises a $1,000 hike in tax refunds this year. Many tax filers will be disappointed: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The White House Promises Big Tax Refunds. You May Be Disappointed
While many households will see higher refunds this year, they may be far smaller than promised and offset by higher tariffs and ACA insurance premiums.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
The White House promises a $1,000 hike in tax refunds this year. Many tax filers will be disappointed: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Numbers of older adults in the US are exploding but the supply of trained docs to care for them is shrinking: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
As Numbers Of Older Adults Grow, The Supply Of Doctors Isn’t Keeping Up
The number of older adults is growing. But the number of geriatricians has fallen and other physicians have less training in geriatric care than in past years.
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January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Numbers of older adults in the US are exploding but the supply of trained docs to care for them is shrinking: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump's on-again, off-again threats to tariff European nations that opposed his efforts to acquire Greenland is another reason the Supreme Court needs to clarify the president's powers to impose import taxes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump’s Latest Tariff Threat Raises The Stakes For The Supreme Court
US tariff laws are explicitly intended to respond to unfair trade practices by other nations. None allow presidents to use these duties to pursue geopolitical goals.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Trump's on-again, off-again threats to tariff European nations that opposed his efforts to acquire Greenland is another reason the Supreme Court needs to clarify the president's powers to impose import taxes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Medicare has a new hospital payment model called TEAM. But what will it mean for older adults and their teams of caregivers? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
What Medicare’s New TEAM Hospital Payment Model Will Mean For Seniors
TEAM may encourage hospitals to improve the quality of the care their patients receive after being discharged.
But it also risks further burdening family caregivers. I
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January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Medicare has a new hospital payment model called TEAM. But what will it mean for older adults and their teams of caregivers? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
There will be plenty of policy issues for taxpayers to watch this year, including tariffs, ACA subsidies, Trump's promised $2,000 tariff dividend, and how a diminished IRS manages filing season. Here's my preview: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
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January 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
There will be plenty of policy issues for taxpayers to watch this year, including tariffs, ACA subsidies, Trump's promised $2,000 tariff dividend, and how a diminished IRS manages filing season. Here's my preview: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
CMS is proposing several experimental Medicare payment models aimed at improving care and lowering costs. But will they work? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
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December 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
CMS is proposing several experimental Medicare payment models aimed at improving care and lowering costs. But will they work? www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Health insurance is the US is too fragmented and complicated. Lawmakers can fix it: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Health insurance is the US is too fragmented and complicated. Lawmakers can fix it: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How Trump's immigration curbs are making personal care for older adults and people with disabilities less affordable: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump Makes Care Less Affordable For Seniors, People With Disabilities
When politicians say “affordability,” they should be thinking about the impact of immigration curbs on costs of care for older adults and people with disabilities
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December 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
How Trump's immigration curbs are making personal care for older adults and people with disabilities less affordable: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump tries to explain away his own goal economic failures. It won't be easy: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The Impact Of The Economic Mistakes Trump Is Trying To Explain Away
He’ll need all his powers of persuasion because his tariff and immigration policies have created an economic mess for many Americans
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December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump tries to explain away his own goal economic failures. It won't be easy: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
If AI and related tech upends work in America, it could wreck the US tax system, which overwhelmingly relies on taxing labor: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How AI And Other Tech Could Wreck The Federal Tax System
Between 65% and 83% of federal tax revenue is collected on wages and salaries. To the degree that tech replaces workers, taxes on labor income may decline.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If AI and related tech upends work in America, it could wreck the US tax system, which overwhelmingly relies on taxing labor: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump may drop his opposition to ACA's premium subsidies, could preserve expiring tax credits. If he doesn't change his mind. Again: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump May Drop Opposition To ACA Subsidies, Preserve Tax Credits
Trump may have made it more likely that 22 million people receiving premium tax credits will continue to receive full subsidies.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump may drop his opposition to ACA's premium subsidies, could preserve expiring tax credits. If he doesn't change his mind. Again: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Families need help navigating the complex and fragmented worlds of health care and social supports. Here are some who are stepping in: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
New Ways To Close The Care Navigation Gap For Seniors And Families
Navigating the complex and fragmented systems of medical and long-term care is one of the biggest challenges family caregivers face. New services are filling the gaps.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Families need help navigating the complex and fragmented worlds of health care and social supports. Here are some who are stepping in: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
It may look like Senate Democrats capitulated on extra ACA subsidies, but they may get them anyway: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump May Have Won The ACA Subsidy Battle, But He May Lose The War
The GOP either must agree to extend those insurance subsidies or take sole blame for killing an effort to continue assistance that has overwhelming public support.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
It may look like Senate Democrats capitulated on extra ACA subsidies, but they may get them anyway: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The Supreme Court is hearing Trump's tariffs case today. My Forbes column on what is at stake: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump Tariff Cases Before The Supreme Court Are A Big Deal. Here’s Why
The decision will have a significant impact on Trump’s expansive use of what he calls emergency presidential power.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The Supreme Court is hearing Trump's tariffs case today. My Forbes column on what is at stake: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The Supreme Court will hear the Trump tariff cases on Wednesday. It is a big deal for your wallet and the separation of powers. My take here: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump Tariff Cases Before The Supreme Court Are A Big Deal. Here’s Why
The decision, which could come within a few months, will have a significant impact on Trump’s expansive use of what he calls emergency presidential power.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Supreme Court will hear the Trump tariff cases on Wednesday. It is a big deal for your wallet and the separation of powers. My take here: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Pols may fear Social Security reform, but policy analysts are leaning in, with some surprising agreements: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Pols Fear Social Security Reform, But Experts Lean In With Solutions
Policy experts across the political spectrum share similar goals: To restore long-term solvency while improving its ability to support lower-income workers in old age.
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October 30, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Pols may fear Social Security reform, but policy analysts are leaning in, with some surprising agreements: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Had the opportunity to chat with Concord Coalition's Bob Bixby about the future of tax policy. Convo included tariffs, the IRS, and where the tax code is headed. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4RFr...
What's Next For Tax Policy?
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October 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Had the opportunity to chat with Concord Coalition's Bob Bixby about the future of tax policy. Convo included tariffs, the IRS, and where the tax code is headed. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4RFr...
Connecting the dots: First Trump expands the definition of terrorism to include political opponents, then he plans to use the IRS criminal division to investigate these newly alleged crimes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Trump IRS Would Use Investigators To Target Perceived Political Foes
The Administration plans to use the IRS to pursue criminal tax fraud investigations against left-leaning organizations.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Connecting the dots: First Trump expands the definition of terrorism to include political opponents, then he plans to use the IRS criminal division to investigate these newly alleged crimes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How Trump would use claims of terrorism to attack tax-exempt groups he dislikes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How Trump Alleges Terrorism To Expand His War On Tax-Exempt Groups
They’d do it by expanding the definition of terrorism and revoking the tax-exemption for groups that allegedly support such activity in broad, but unspecified ways.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
How Trump would use claims of terrorism to attack tax-exempt groups he dislikes: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
Join me virtually on Thursday from 1-3 PM for GWU's Age Friendly Eco-System Summit. I'll be on the opening panel with aging policy rock stars Bob Blancato, Alison Barkoff, and Trish D’Antonio. Details and register here: nursing.gwu.edu/age-friendly...
Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit | School of Nursing | The George Washington University
Register now for the 2025 Age-Friendly Ecosystem Summit.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Join me virtually on Thursday from 1-3 PM for GWU's Age Friendly Eco-System Summit. I'll be on the opening panel with aging policy rock stars Bob Blancato, Alison Barkoff, and Trish D’Antonio. Details and register here: nursing.gwu.edu/age-friendly...
Some argue capital gains taxes keep seniors from selling their homes. There are much more important reasons: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
No, Taxes Are Not The Main Reason Seniors Are Reluctant To Move
Taxes play a part in their unwillingness to move, but bigger reasons include the absence of affordable, accessible housing and emotional ties to homes and communities.
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October 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Some argue capital gains taxes keep seniors from selling their homes. There are much more important reasons: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
The government shutdown is bad news for older adults and younger people with disabilities: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
What The Government Shutdown Means For Older Adults And People With Disabilities
The government shutdown could have a severe impact on the well-being of older adults and younger people with disabilities, depending on how long it lasts.
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October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The government shutdown is bad news for older adults and younger people with disabilities: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How ACIP's new vaccine guidelines can put older adults at risk: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...
How New Vaccine Guidelines May Put Older Adults At Risk
Warnings about the dangers of vaccines from senior government officials inevitably will lead to more unnecessary sickness and death, especially among older adults.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
How ACIP's new vaccine guidelines can put older adults at risk: www.forbes.com/sites/howard...