Action on Capitol Hill this past week was limited as Congress re-convenes this week. Meanwhile, a Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) report indicates the effects of House member office budget cuts, and the Congres ...
Daily Archives: January 17, 2012
27% Of Seniors Spend Up To Half Of Their Social Security On Healthcare: TSCL Releases 2011 Healthcare Cost Survey
The lack of growth in Social Security benefits and rapid rise in healthcare costs is causing a financial dilemma for Medicare beneficiaries that may be jeopardizing the health of many who are foregoing needed medical car ...
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Impact Of “Back-Door” Amnesty
Totalization Agreement With Mexico Remains Pending The Obama Administration is coming under growing criticism for what is being called an “administrative amnesty.” Critics, including TSCL, say that the Department of H ...
Medicaid Funding Cuts May Affect Notch Babies
Low-income seniors, including about one-quarter of all Notch Babies, may be feeling the effects of the expiration of federal stimulus funding for Medicaid that ended recently. The recession drove up Medicaid enrollment s ...
Doc’s Examining Room No Place For The Federal Government
By Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-8) Prior to being elected to Congress in 2010, I spent the past 15 years as a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon. As a physician, I always put patients first. Now, as a Congressman, ...
Legislative Update: TSCL Delivers Listing Of 692,164 Petition Signers To Gain Attention Of Capitol Hill
By Jarrad Hensley, TSCL Legislative Assistant Perhaps the most difficult task on Capitol Hill today is getting the attention of Members of Congress. Yet, the nature of grassroots advocacy lends itself as an effective ...
Ask The Advisor: Social Security v Ponzi Schemes
Is Social Security A Ponzi Scheme? How Much In Social Security Income Can I Expect To Get? Q: I’ve been hearing a lot recently that Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Just how much in Social Security benefits can I ex ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: January 2012
Q: I’ve been filling my mother’s prescriptions at the same pharmacy without a problem and charged the same co-payment every month. In November when I picked up her prescription, I was charged the full price of the drug. ...
Six Ways To Avoid Being Overcharged For Your Prescriptions
Here’s a checklist to start the New Year by avoiding overcharges and saving money the first time you fill prescriptions in 2012: Is the pharmacy listed as a preferred network pharmacy for 2012? Before you visit your ...
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