The Medicare Part B premium (covering doctors and outpatient services) is rising for most seniors in 2012. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently…
TSCL Heads to Hill Fighting Social Security Cuts With 692,164 Signatures As the 12-member Congressional “Super Committee” readies a plan for release by Thanksgiving to…
Alexandria, VA (October 24, 2011) In January, for the first time in two years, Social Security recipients will get a sorely-needed cost-of-living adjustment (COLA). Benefits…
Alexandria, VA (October 18, 2011) Irene H., a senior living in Central Virginia, will achieve a milestone this fall that few other 86-year olds can…
Alexandria, VA (October 3, 2011) Don’t make the mistake of underestimating what you will need for Medicare, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL), one of…
This week on Capitol Hill, a 3.6 percent COLA increase was announced and TSCL-backed H.R. 219 (the Social Security Preservation Act of 2011) gained a…
This week on Capitol Hill, TSCL-backed H.R. 1332 (Social Security Fairness Act which includes pension offset and windfall elimination) gained more co-sponsors while the Joint…
This week on Capitol Hill, TSCL-backed H.R. 787 gained another co-sponsorship and Medicare overhaul continued to highlight the week’s activities. Support Grows for Key Bill…
TSCL Fights Plan To Cut COLAs For the first time in two years, seniors will get a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) starting in January. But whether…
Hearings Over Controversial Healthcare “Cutting” Board Notes from Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Analyst Recently the House Budget Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee…