UTU For Life News

• 2008
  05/12/08 Growing deficits threaten pensions
  05/08/08 RRB release examines service credits, lost time
  05/05/08 States look to rein in private Medicare plans
  04/15/08 Baby boomers facing health care crisis
  04/09/08 NSC applauds passage of Safety of Seniors Act
  03/19/08 Retirees feel pain from interest-rate cuts
  03/18/08 UTU retiree's island renamed for 'Baby Grace'
  03/18/08 Chicago seniors get free ride on trains, buses
  03/14/08 IRS is looking for a few good folks
  03/13/08 Heart scans still covered by Medicare
  03/13/08 SEC chairman discusses scams targeting seniors
  03/07/08 RRB annuitants must file tax return for rebate
  03/06/08 Q's and A's on economic stimulus payments
  02/28/08 Seniors get back in tax practice for rebate
  02/22/08 Seniors toot their horns
  02/14/08 Senior benefit costs up 24%
  02/12/08 Retirees turn hobbies into extra cash
  02/11/08 Florida first to see effects of aging America
  02/08/08 Seniors seeking free transit get busy signals
  02/05/08 32,000 Ill. seniors have signed up for free rides
  02/05/08 RRB issues release on customer service plan update
  02/04/08 Seniors want piece of stimulus package
  02/04/08 Budget proposes $560-billion cut in Medicare
  01/29/08 Seniors' free rides begin March 17 in Chicago
  01/28/08 Senators want seniors to get rebate checks
  01/23/08 Preparing seniors for 2009's digital TV switch
  01/18/08 Flawed tax forms mailed to some Medicare users
  01/11/08 Retiree health benefits under siege
  01/11/08 Illinois governor ups ante in transit game
  01/08/08 Feds take on Medicare fraud
  01/08/08 Drug spending raises US health care tab
  01/03/08 Seniors can save money on medication costs
   
• 2007
  12/12/07 Healthier seniors able to stay on the go longer
  12/11/07 Medicare urges seniors to shop for drug plans
  12/06/07 Study: Emergency room visits by seniors rising
  12/06/07 Bill addresses lack of affordable senior housing
  12/05/07 RRB starting toll-free service project
  09/27/07 AARP rates the best employers
  09/27/07 Healthcare deal key in GM settlement
  09/26/07 Auto workers, GM announce deal
  09/25/07 Treasury rekindles Social Security debate
  09/25/07 White House urges Social Security fix
  09/25/07 Medicare to keep limits on anemia drugs
  09/24/07 At many homes, more profit, less nursing
  09/21/07 Inflation of drug costs slows
  09/19/07 Study touts CalPERS' benefit to economy
  09/14/07 Brokenrail's mother passes
  09/13/07 Friends rally behind injured UTU retiree
  09/13/07 Former General Chairperson Buoen passes
  09/10/07 Boomers going out with a bang
  09/10/07 At 75, the 'A' train still rolling
  09/10/07 Kate Shelley Bridge to be sidetracked
  09/06/07 Piece of rail history finds final resting place
  09/05/07 Investment pitches prey on elderly
  09/04/07 Retired former Gen. Chair. Driver, 84, dies
  09/04/07 Retired former SP Gen. Chair Gallagher, 80, dies
  08/30/07 Medicare to stop paying for some mistakes
  08/23/07 Retirees' personal data on CalPERS mailing labels
  08/22/07 A different prescription for seniors
  08/17/07 Retired yardman claims railroads caused asbestosis
  08/15/07 Retirement loses meaning for many
  08/15/07 Rail car becomes first piece of museum
  08/13/07 Medicare ends coverage for hospital errors
  07/31/07 SEPTA expands senior discounts
  07/31/07 Boomers aren't saving enough for retirement
  07/25/07 New Jersey short $58 billion for retiree care
  07/24/07 Public pension systems betting on hedge funds
  07/24/07 Woman accused of defrauding RRB
  07/23/07 Retired engineer wins $9.2 million jackpot
  07/19/07 SSA renews computer matching program with RRB
  07/16/07 Retired former VP D.C. Deering dies at 91
  07/11/07 More employers doing away with pensions
  07/09/07 Engineer shares lifetime of experience in new book
  07/03/07 Medicare fraud rampant in L.A., Miami
  07/03/07 Retired UP worker wants to tell story of RRers
  06/29/07 Speakman reappointed RRB labor member
  06/29/07 Pension advisers' roles questioned
  06/27/07 Keeping early retirees afloat
  06/19/07 CalPERS changes investment limits
  06/15/07 Working beyond 65 becomes growing trend
  06/14/07 CalPERS ponders using derivatives
  06/12/07 Boomers will put off retiring - because they must
  06/11/07 Court goes against labor in pension case
  06/01/07 N.J.'s pensions face SEC scrutiny
  05/31/07 Final approach to retirement faces turbulence
  05/31/07 Former BLE president J.R. Sytsma dies
  05/30/07 Workers giving retirement the boot
  05/25/07 Congress scrutinizes long-term care operations
  05/17/07 UTU retiree fifth in World Series of Golf
  05/16/07 Abuses found in selling private Medicare
  05/15/07 UTU retiree competes in World Series of Golf
  05/14/07 Costs grow for common Medicare drugs
  05/14/07 Cool reception for plan to let elderly ride free
  05/11/07 Traditional pensions' decline continues
  05/10/07 Feds arrest 38 in Medicare fraud crackdown
  05/08/07 Seniors may have lost out on drug subsidies
  05/08/07 Senate vote upholds drug import limits
  05/04/07 HHS aide is pick for Medicare
  04/30/07 UTU retiree makes comeback on bowling lanes
  04/26/07 Prostate cancer test's accuracy cited
  04/26/07 Roth IRAs have advantages for younger workers
  04/24/07 Extra year expected for Soc. Sec., Medicare
  04/23/07 What they're taking from your 401(k)
  04/23/07 Social Security report to be released
  04/19/07 Medicare drug-price bill blocked by GOP
  04/18/07 White House threatens veto of drug price bill
  04/17/07 Louis H. Menges, 88, passes away
  04/17/07 AARP to become Medicare insurer
  04/17/07 UTU member recalls 91 years of cheating death
  04/16/07 Senate bill seeks power for Medicare on drug costs
  04/13/07 UTU to file discrimination charge against CN
  04/13/07 Eben Pyne dies; helped revive NYC suburban transit
  04/13/07 Alarm raised on attitudes toward older workers
  04/12/07 Flaws seen in retirement planning
  04/12/07 N.J. state senators seek answers on pensions
  04/12/07 Mandate proposed for funding N.J. pensions
  04/12/07 States told to prep for gray driver boom
  04/05/07 UTU retiree wins praise for artwork
  04/04/07 Study: Growing old pricey in Florida
  04/04/07 Unclaimed pension money totals $133 million
  04/04/07 Harry Malone, former Mass. SLD, dead at 79
  04/03/07 Record spent by drug lobby on Medicare
  04/02/07 Older workers working longer
  04/02/07 BNSF to settle age-discrimination suit
  04/02/07 Railroaders celebrates 80th wedding anniversary
  03/30/07 Therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine clears hurdle
  03/28/07 Retiree H.A. Rigg dies, was 30-year local chair
  03/26/07 Aged, frail and denied care by their insurers
  03/26/07 Sen. Clinton touts universal health care
  03/23/07 Report: Labor Dept. failing on pension laws
  03/23/07 Grand Trunk retiree given railroad award
  03/23/07 Court to rule on VIA Rail wheelchair access
  03/21/07 Massachusetts sets universal health benefits
  03/20/07 Pensions ask Congress to restrict CO2
  03/16/07 CalPERS names underachievers
  03/15/07 Time Warner to pay CalPERS $117.7 million
  03/13/07 Study: Retirees' health often derails plans
  02/26/07 Seniors head back north
  02/26/07 Former TCU President Kilroy retires
  02/23/07 Rail veterans get ready to retire
  02/22/07 Medical costs fuel inflation
  02/21/07 Health-care spending surge seen
  02/19/07 Warnings on privacy of health network
  02/07/07 Medicare may limit payments on heart stents
  02/06/07 Medicare may get a $66-billion trim
  02/05/07 Bush's Medicare budget would raise premiums
  02/02/07 Bush seeks big Medicare, Medicaid saving
  02/01/07 AFL-CIO helps answer retirement questions
  01/31/07 Calif. state pensions called a time bomb
  01/30/07 Huston Kitts Sr., retired Va. SLD, passes away
  01/26/07 Many retirees to purchase care on their own
  01/26/07 Bush pushes health care plan
  01/25/07 Bonus pay by Medicare lifts quality
  01/24/07 Bush offers health insurance initiative
  01/24/07 What Bush's health plan means to you
  01/23/07 Bush to propose shifting health funds to states
  01/23/07 CalPERS may manage funds of private investors
  01/23/07 New focus on health care insurance
  01/22/07 Showdown looms over drug ads on TV
  01/18/07 Drug firms boost payoffs to delay generics
  01/17/07 Few retirees to lose health benefits, but....
  01/17/07 Senate bill aims to end deals slowing generics
  01/17/07 Issues left unresolved on pensions
  01/16/07 Fight over fines for Social Security workers
  01/15/07 Medicare drug bill passes despite veto threat
  01/13/07 Disabled get higher earnings cap
  01/12/07 Bill lets Medicare bargain for drugs
  01/08/07 Bill on Medicare drug cost called weak medicine
  01/03/07 Deadline to exit some drug plans extended
   
• 2006
  12/19/06 Soc. Sec. officials warn recipients of e-mail scam
  12/19/06 CalPERS to allow stock investments in China
  12/19/06 Seniors compare Medicare options as deadline looms
  12/19/06 Paying health care from pensions proves costly
  12/18/06 U.S. proposing Medicaid drug payment cut
  12/15/06 Cumby: CARE takes over health-care coverage
  12/14/06 Survey: Higher health-care premiums for retirees
  12/14/06 Senator wants universal health care plan
  12/13/06 Prostate cancer study urges early treatment
  12/11/06 Lawsuits focus attention on 401(k) fees
  12/10/06 Rail disability act clears Congress
  11/30/06 Study: Private Medicare costs $5.2 billion more
  11/29/06 Senators back Soc. Sec. Administration funding
  11/29/06 Insurer scales back, widening Medicare gap
  11/29/06 Medicare drug plan below budget
  11/28/06 Retired Delta pilots can expand bankruptcy claim
  11/27/06 Discounts get better with age
  11/27/06 U.S. pilots battle age cap
  11/27/06 U.S. transit slow to adapt to disabilities
  11/22/06 Social Security up for discussion
  11/22/06 Social Security staffing levels to be tested
  11/16/06 Medicare enrollees shop for drug plans
  11/13/06 Democrats' Medicare drug plan opposed
  11/09/06 Shift has drug firms wary
  11/06/06 Once safe, public pensions now face cuts
  11/06/06 Part D means danger, sector fears
  11/06/06 As prices climb, Dems fault Medicare plan
  11/02/06 Medicare cut for doctors now official
  11/02/06 Report: Medicare drug coverage will be costly
  10/30/06 RRB notes retirement benefit increases
  10/30/06 Retirement may not be as good as hoped
  10/30/06 RRB: Rail retiree earnings limits to rise
  10/30/06 Dems critical of new Medicare guide
  10/27/06 Stroke drug fails in a clinical trial
  10/26/06 Rails launch sadistic attack on disabled
  10/26/06 Annual H&W re-enrollment info
  10/26/06 Wal-Mart adds 12 states to drug plan
  10/24/06 New Social Security accounting urged
  10/24/06 Medco to pay $155 million in kickback case
  10/23/06 Dorthy Scarrow, retired VP's wife, dies at 57
  10/20/06 Medicare drug aid no longer automatic
  10/20/06 Wal-Mart expands drug plan
  10/20/06 Florida doctors triumph over insurers
  10/18/06 Social Security checks to rise by 3.3 percent
  10/18/06 Geriatrics lags in age of high-tech medicine
  10/17/06 UnitedHealth chief gets heathy send-off
  10/16/06 Outgoing Medicare chief cites savings
  10/16/06 Senator alarmed at risk to pensions
  10/16/06 Pensions under spotlight on balance sheet
  10/13/06 Medicare drug premiums will rise for many
  10/12/06 Study: Alzheimer's drugs offer no help
  10/11/06 Retail, not Medicare has best drug prices
  10/11/06 California to set rules on health cards
  10/11/06 Data suggests vast costs in disability claims
  10/10/06 Medicare benefit boosts drug profits
  10/09/06 Retired former Pa. SLD Beaver, 79, dies
  10/09/06 Program teaches seniors about L.A.'s MTA service
  10/09/06 Social Security proposal may cost GOP
  10/09/06 U.S. pensions lost value in September
  10/06/06 Feds seek repayment of Medicare refunds
  10/05/06 Baby boomers as budget-busters
  10/05/06 Report: Boost Pennsylvania pension-plan funding
  10/04/06 U.S. to allow Canadian drug imports
  10/04/06 GAO: Medicare patient data insecure
  10/04/06 Senators want pension agency checkup
  10/02/06 Older workers take to the road
  10/02/06 Anger builds as public pension costs rise
  10/02/06 Workers get a double jolt on pension benefits
  09/29/06 Effort to recoup mistaken Medicare refunds halted
  09/28/06 Help needed: Contact your senators
  09/27/06 Most communities unprepared for seniors
  09/27/06 O.C. slashes union retiree medical coverage
  09/27/06 Rules proposed to ease 401(k) enrollment
  09/27/06 Pa. retirement plans seen facing crisis
  09/26/06 California pension divestment bill signed
  09/25/06 Millions facing Medicare 'doughnut hole'
  09/22/06 Analysis: Wal-Mart drug plan offers mixed bag
  09/22/06 Drug imports from Canada set to be eased
  09/22/06 Luring customers from Medicare
  09/21/06 Wal-Mart may cut drug prices
  09/21/06 Democrats to issue Medicare drug report
  09/20/06 Survey: Medicare plan pleases despite snags
  09/20/06 Seniors' drug bill growth below inflation
  09/20/06 Pension fund tallies losses, rethinks strategy
  09/18/06 Medicare Part B fees on sliding scale
  09/18/06 Retirement squeezed; workers face uncertainty
  09/15/06 Soc. Sec. lays out the funding consequences
  09/13/06 Higher Medicare rates, new surcharge set
  09/12/06 Longevity: Where you live matters
  09/11/06 Health officials expect plenty of flu shots
  09/11/06 Rules to ease the taxes on 401(k) heirs
  09/08/06 National health & welfare plan changes ahead
  09/08/06 UnitedHealth to stop Nexium payments
  09/08/06 Retired railroader longs to be back on the tracks
  09/07/06 Pension plans feel long-term rate drop
  09/06/06 Judge OKs end of Delta pension plan
  09/06/06 Medicare chief confirms resignation plans
  09/06/06 Appeal planned in IBM pension case
  09/05/06 Report: Medicare chief set to resign
  08/29/06 DuPont's traditional pension plan to end
  08/23/06 Medicare drug benefit hits $50M glitch
  08/22/06 Generations will feel pension act differently
  08/22/06 Calif. court denies inheritance to caregivers
  08/22/06 Government laboring over 401(k) fund choice
  08/22/06 Older pilots question mandatory retirement
  08/21/06 Wealthy to pay higher Medicare Part B copays
  08/21/06 Trials to begin over menopause drug
  08/21/06 Disabled rail retiree gets probation over earnings
  08/21/06 NYC gets sobering look at pensions
  08/18/06 Tax break extended to all 401(k) heirs
  08/18/06 Report: Tighten nursing home evacuation rules
  08/17/06 Bush signs massive pension overhaul
  08/16/06 No rise in Medicare drug premium
  08/15/06 Don't let rails mug disabled
  08/15/06 Alzheimer's test developed
  08/11/06 Can California wins its pension gamble?
  08/11/06 Heinz: 'CalPERS to back proxy fight'
  08/09/06 Panel: San Diego broke laws in pension crisis
  08/09/06 Medicare payments to doctors face cuts
  08/08/06 Public pensions face billions in shortages
  08/08/06 Court rules for IBM on pensions
  08/07/06 Administration aims to set healthcare standards
  08/07/06 CalPERS' investment chief eyes commodities
  08/07/06 Experts: New requirements could hurt pensions
  08/03/06 Scaling back changes to Medicare payments
  08/03/06 FDA approves this year's flu vaccines
  07/31/06 Kerry proposes universal coverage by 2012
  07/28/06 Few saving money through Medicare drug plans
  07/27/06 Measure addresses rail retirement benefits
  07/27/06 Pension plan deal stalled in Congress
  07/26/06 Tax breaks removed from pension measure
  07/26/06 CalPERS' portfolio up 12.3% in fiscal year
  07/24/06 Get your passport sooner, not later
  07/21/06 Congress wrapping up pension bill
  07/21/06 GM, pension agency reach agreement
  07/21/06 Drug makers beat estimates on strong sales
  07/20/06 U.S. pension deal closer, but hurdles exist
  07/15/06 Bush administration plans Medicare changes
  07/13/06 Medicare gap hits seniors in the wallet
  07/12/06 Seniors face higher Medicare premiums
  07/12/06 RRB issues upbeat financial reports
  07/12/06 Senate backs allowing drugs from Canada
  07/11/06 Medicare drug plans give wrong info
  07/03/06 Minding Medicare's drug gap
  06/30/06 Colorful conductor calls it quits after 47 years
  06/29/06 Costs rise for retiree health plans
  06/27/06 Study: 'Senior moments' may signal Alzheimer's
  06/27/06 Journal runs correction on Vioxx
  06/27/06 CalPERS to invest in Spain's home market
  06/23/06 OpEd: Drug costs bad deal for taxpayers, seniors
  06/22/06 Autoworkers union opposes at-risk pension rule
  06/19/06 UTU member has been working on trains 63 years
  06/14/06 Pension law not likely to aid firms
  06/14/06 HMO rate increases leveling off
  06/14/06 Judge upholds United Airlines pension termination
  06/14/06 Seniors moving out of nursing home system
  06/07/06 Boomers face lean retirement
  06/07/06 U.S. pensions underfunded $4.5 trillion
  06/07/06 Veterans, officials remember D-Day
  06/06/06 Storms shatter retirees' dreams in Florida
  05/31/06 Your help needed on legislation
  05/25/06 UTU retiree to get honorary degree
  05/25/06 Retiree benefits grow into 'monster'
  05/25/06 Medicare: 'Nix drug card logos'
  05/25/06 Pension insurer objects to Delta deal
  05/23/06 Personal data on veterans is stolen
  05/18/06 CalPERS steps up pressure on Exxon
  05/17/06 Numbers in drug plan contested
  05/17/06 Move afoot to lift Medicare late fee
  05/16/06 Rail Retirement success; carrier indifference
  05/16/06 Study: Less Medicare spending may be better
  05/16/06 Final rush to make Medicare deadline
  05/15/06 UTU for Life Pocatello chapter to meet
  05/15/06 Study: Many forced to retire early
  05/15/06 Medicare deadline spurs a debate over penalties
  05/12/06 Medicare deadline could have political impact
  05/12/06 Push on to enroll in Medicare drug plan
  05/11/06 Firms reinstate discount prescriptions for seniors
  05/10/06 GOP sees voters flocking to drug program
  05/09/06 Bush pitches Medicare Rx program
  05/08/06 Analyzing Medicare prescription options
  05/08/06 Employers, retirees deal with drug-benefit costs
  05/04/06 Medicare operators fail GAO test
  05/03/06 Pilots' pension lawsuit ordered dismissed
  05/02/06 Soc. Sec., Medicare finances deteriorate
  05/02/06 Pensions in peril over church exemptions
  04/28/06 United, Humana win with Medicare benefit
  04/27/06 Medicare rule guarantees continuity of drugs
  04/26/06 Retired Okla. SLD M.E. Vermillion dies at 94
  04/25/06 Seniors get hard sell on fee-laden annuities
  04/24/06 Fees eat away employees' 401(k) nest eggs
  04/24/06 More working women can't afford to retire
  04/24/06 Deadline nears, jams seen for drug plan
  04/24/06 Insurers big winners in Medicare drug benefit
  04/21/06 Medicare drug plan costs may rise 7% in 2007
  04/20/06 Bush renames two Soc. Sec. public trustees
  04/20/06 CalPERS takes aim at underperformers
  04/20/06 CalPERS names chief of investments
  04/19/06 Makers get limited approval of free-drug plans
  04/19/06 Obstacles to generic drugs criticized
  04/18/06 Two guilty in Web drug-sales scheme
  04/18/06 Medicare drug plans not always bargains
  04/18/06 Bone drug helps lower breast cancer risk
  04/13/06 How pensions got on track
  04/13/06 U.S. pensions still struggle to recover
  04/13/06 Exxon chair's pension plan worth $398 million
  04/12/06 No truth to Railroad Retirement rumor
  04/12/06 Bush pushes drug program; deadline nears
  04/11/06 Public, private pension gap widens
  04/11/06 CalPERS backs plan on U.S. Bancorp exec pay
  04/06/06 Medicare drug plan revised to cure its ills
  04/06/06 Kinks in Canada drug pipeline
  04/05/06 FDA: Generic drugs can help slash prices
  04/04/06 Bone drugs' reverse danger
  04/04/06 Workers have retirement 'overconfidence'
  03/31/06 Bill on 401(k)s raises worries
  03/31/06 Shocks seen in new math for pensions
  03/31/06 Disabled? To ride, you've now got to prove it
  03/30/06 U.S. facing naked truth on pensions
  03/29/06 U.S. probes Lipitor marketing
  03/28/06 Medicare's neediest get break in Pennsylvania
  03/28/06 Retirees on two drug plans must make choice
  03/27/06 For some, Medicare drug plan pays off
  03/27/06 Pension freezes force workers to Plan B
  03/24/06 New knees, hips are hot items
  03/22/06 Study: Drug-plan choices in California shrink
  03/20/06 Major changes raise concerns on pension bill
  03/16/06 Senate supports drug plan extension
  03/16/06 Study: Good medical care a coin flip
  03/16/06 Northwest to cooperate with Labor Department
  03/15/06 Bush opposes extending Medicare deadline
  03/15/06 Bush admits rocky start to drug plan
  03/15/06 FDIC: Retirement accounts covered to $250,000
  03/15/06 Plan B + Plan D = a mess
  03/15/06 U.S. investigates Northwest Air pension fund
  03/13/06 Pharmacists say drug plan threatens income
  03/10/06 Cochran tapped for UTU for Life
  03/08/06 Retirement fund tapped to avoid debt limit
  03/08/06 GM to freeze pension plan
  03/08/06 Woes slow Medicare drug plan
  03/07/06 Families may be eligible for MetLife death benefit
  03/07/06 GM retirees sue in UAW health-care deal
  03/07/06 Retirees said to need $200,000 for healthcare
  03/03/06 Medicare will pay, patients say 'no thanks'
  03/01/06 Medicare drug plan changes proposed
  03/01/06 In Medicare maze, some tangled in two plans
  03/01/06 Seized drugs being released
  03/01/06 Rheumatoid arthritis drug approved
  02/24/06 Drug plan sales tactics probed
  02/24/06 Increasingly, the home pays for retirement
  02/24/06 U.S. to pay to continue retiree health plans
  02/23/06 Scientists again defend study on Vioxx
  02/23/06 Two arthritis treatments found ineffective
  02/23/06 Rx sales rose 5.4% in 2005
  02/23/06 Simplified Medicare drug plan is expected
  02/22/06 Canadian drug sales squeezed
  02/21/06 More protection slated for retirement funds
  02/21/06 AMA to develop measure of care's quality
  02/20/06 Drug plan may imperil GOP grip on seniors
  02/16/06 Study: No clear benefit from calcium pills
  02/16/06 Answers sought on medicine seizures
  02/15/06 United Airlines workers seek answers on pensions
  02/14/06 Medicare drug plans' rules slow access
  02/10/06 Health benefit cuts likely to sicken savings
  02/09/06 Medicare mess for druggists
  02/09/06 Benefits go the way of pensions
  02/08/06 Bush plan would cut survivor benefits
  02/08/06 Federal pension insurance hike sought
  02/07/06 Why the aging mind is driven to distraction
  02/06/06 Health savings accounts not immune to risk
  02/06/06 Bush seeks to boost health savings accounts
  02/06/06 Rival visions bring rocky start for Rx benefit
  02/06/06 More pension plans seen on the bubble
  02/06/06 Age brings financial wariness, wisdom
  02/03/06 Government checks in new envelopes
  02/03/06 Medicare chief acknowledges benefit snags
  02/03/06 Federal costs dropping under Medicare Rx plan
  02/02/06 U.S. to extend emergency Rx coverage
  02/02/06 Bush's health plan seen as gimmick
  02/01/06 Healthcare treatment plan will be self-help
  01/30/06 Healthcare now at top of Bush's agenda
  01/30/06 Report: Budget to hurt Medicaid patients
  01/27/06 Drug companies to cut off some free medicines
  01/27/06 Drug plan denies supplies to gravely ill
  01/27/06 N.J. turns to hedge funds for pensions
  01/25/06 Bush eyes tax breaks for medical expenses
  01/24/06 Guidant issues warning on pacemakers
  01/24/06 GOP-only deal makes $22 billion difference
  01/23/06 Warnings of Medicare drug plan problems ignored
  01/23/06 Medicare drug benefit gap may prove costly
  01/23/06 Medicare rules inhibit drug aid
  01/23/06 Retiree health-care rule may become bitter pill
  01/20/06 Medicare program puts pharmacies in bind
  01/19/06 Drug label rule aims to reduce errors
  01/18/06 HHS works to fix drug plan woes
  01/18/06 Rolls growing for drug plan; problems continue
  01/17/06 New rules could speed end of pensions
  01/17/06 Keeping seniors on road, but not behind wheel
  01/16/06 President to insurers: 'Help Medicare drug plan'
  01/16/06 Report: Nursing home inspections miss violations
  01/16/06 Walgreens may open clinics in stores
  01/13/06 Pennsylvania plan tackles Medicare missteps
  01/13/06 California elder care reforms approved
  01/13/06 Calif. battle Medicare drug-plan glitches
  01/11/06 Illinois to fill senior Medicare drug gap
  01/10/06 Health spending, drug-sale growth slows
  01/09/06 Older pensions being retired
  01/09/06 More companies ending retirement promises
  01/06/06 IBM to freeze pensions in 2008
  01/05/06 Medicare glitches causing drug delay
  01/03/06 Medicare drug plan sees successes and struggles
   
• 2005
  12/29/05 Drug firms disclosing more data
  12/29/05 Rising pensions costs dog governments
  12/28/05 Time to test older drivers
  12/24/05 Transit strike reflects nationwide pension woes
  12/22/05 Many pensions out in the cold
  12/19/05 Retiree explains his UTU PAC support
  12/19/05 Drug changes looming; providers seek answers
  12/19/05 House passes bill to fortify pension plans
  12/16/05 UTU activist to participate in White House panel
  12/15/05 Doctor provides tips to stay healthy this season
  12/15/05 Conference on aging rips drug plan
  12/14/05 New Problems in Medicare drug benefit
  12/14/05 Proposed pension changes advance
  12/14/05 Bush admits drug plan can be daunting
  12/13/05 Calif. seniors not told of drug 'bridge'
  12/13/05 CalPERS says fund now tops $200 billion
  12/13/05 Retired former general chair J.R. Burge dies
  12/12/05 The next retirement time bomb
  12/12/05 Seniors worry about transit options
  12/08/05 Some employers to cut retiree drug benefits
  12/08/05 School loans may bite into Social Security
  12/07/05 Retired UTU member helps make holidays happier
  12/06/05 Plan F special open enrollment deadline nears
  12/05/05 GOP forced to sell drug-benefit plan
  12/02/05 Pressure to extend drug-benefit sign-up
  12/01/05 Drug discount program problems found
  11/23/05 Report hits drug costs under Medicare program
  11/22/05 UTU for Life travel bonus noted
  11/22/05 Some health & welfare plans expanded
  11/22/05 Survey: Health-care costs still outpace inflation
  11/15/05 Medicare drug program enrollment to start
  11/15/05 Medicare says bonuses can improve hospital care
  11/14/05 Confusion rife as drug plan sign-up nears
  11/14/05 Drug makers see sales, images decline
  11/11/05 Medicare drug program seen as 'complicated'
  11/11/05 Confusion reigns over Medicare drug benefit
  11/11/05 Seniors pass on Medicare drug plan
  11/11/05 U.S. awards health-records contracts
  11/09/05 Medco sends prescription drug program info
  11/09/05 Calif. voters reject anti-labor propositions
  11/08/05 Some on Medicare assigned drug plans
  11/08/05 A choice for seniors: Charity or Medicare?
  10/19/05 Attention retirees: Coverage to change!
  10/18/05 Medicare drug program website tested
  10/18/05 Calif. drug discount measures duel
  10/18/05 States protest contributions to drug plan
  10/14/05 COLAs to boost benefits
  10/14/05 Social Security gets 4.1 percent boost
  10/11/05 Sorting out the Medicare drug plan
  10/05/05 Bush says Social Security overhaul stalled
  09/12/05 UTU grants waivers for UTU for Life dues
  09/08/05 Important Medicare changes coming
  09/02/05 RRB offices take up New Orleans slack
  09/01/05 AARP begins explaining Medicare drug plan
  08/30/05 Bush flogs Social Security revamp
  08/30/05 Medicare promises $20 drug plans
  08/26/05 Note: Medicare drug law changes
  08/25/05 Get ready for Medicare drug options
  08/16/05 AARP: Wholesale drug prices top inflation
  08/15/05 Bush intent on changing Social Security
  08/15/05 Promise, pitfalls of health savings accounts
  08/01/05 Cut in doctors' Medicare payments proposed
  08/01/05 Jumping the gun on Medicare
  07/28/05 DOT website helps disabled prepare
  07/25/05 Bush renews push on Social Security
  07/25/05 Drug firms' $50-million Calif. prescription
  07/25/05 At CalPERS, change in style, not focus
  07/18/05