published May 4th 2017, 4:00 pm, by Ben Steverman (Bloomberg) —Americans face two big problems as they get older: a shortage of retirement savings and the skyrocketing cost of health care. Both may be about to get worse after two narrow votes in Congress this week. On Wednesday, the Senate voted

published Mar 20th 2017, 7:56 pm, by Shannon Pettypiece (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump talks a lot about how bad he thinks Obamacare has been for the country, but he has so far mounted a lukewarm defense for the replacement plan House Speaker Paul Ryan plans to put to a

published Dec 5th 2016, 2:15 pm, by Megan McArdle (Bloomberg View) —The only good thing that can be said about aging is that it’s better than the alternative. It’s also more expensive, and as society ages, we’re going to have to figure out how we pay for it. Most Americans