Why Is My Mother’s Co-Pay So High This Year? Q: My mother moved to live closer to me a few months ago. Recently, she needed to visit a doctor and was charged $116. She can’t remember ever paying so much before. Her o ...
Daily Archives: February 9, 2012
Ask The Advisor: February 2012
Will My Social Security Benefits Be Taxable? Q: I’m single and I live alone. When I retire this year I will receive payments from a 401(k) and a traditional IRA of approximately $20,000. My annual Social Security be ...
Seven Tips For Avoiding New Bank Fees
Almost all Social Security recipients receive their monthly benefit payments by direct deposit to a bank account. Many retirees also have savings, CDs, IRAs and other types of accounts. But bank customers are getting hit ...
Congressional Corner: “We Must Protect Health Care Access For Seniors”
By Representative André Carson, (IN-7) As the Representative for Indiana’s Seventh Congressional District, I have had the opportunity to meet and talk with many seniors during my Medicare forums. These seniors have un ...
Benefit Bulletin: New Poverty Measure Indicates More Older Americans Living In Poverty
The Census Bureau recently released a new poverty measure that is fueling controversy over how the federal government calculates federal poverty guidelines. The guidelines determine eligibility for a host of programs, in ...
“Backdoor” Immigration Amnesty Gets Underway
TSCL Believes New Policy Would Add To Growing Social Security Woes The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently began a review of all pending immigration deportation cases with the goal of dismissing those of il ...
Medicare Remains Focus Of Attention To Cut Federal Spending
By Mary Johnson Analysts say that deeper Medicare cuts may be back on the table by the end of the year. One of the most controversial proposals would convert Medicare into a system called “premium support.” Under the ...
No Deficit Reduction Plan? What Happens Now?
TSCL Senior Petitions Help Fend Off COLA Cuts The failure of the “Super Committee” to release a deficit reduction plan for a vote has Congress facing what some describe as “a ‘time bomb’ of its own making.” The failure ...
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