TSCL Believes Benefits At Stake The amount of money that the federal government owes to its creditors — including the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds — is now estimated to be as big as the entire U.S. economy ...
Daily Archives: March 20, 2012
Social Security Giving Out SSNs To ID Thieves
Why risk stealing a Social Security Number when you can get a document confirming you have the real thing directly from the Social Security Administration (SSA)? Some conniving identity thieves appear to be going directl ...
Benefit Bulletin: March 2012
White House Says Notch Babies Are Receiving a “Fair Share” Recently TSCL received a note from a Florida Notch baby who shared an interesting letter from the Obama White House. Henry M. wrote to the President about the ...
Congressional Corner: The Payroll Tax Cut’s Not The Problem – Privatization Is
The following does not necessarily reflect the views of The Senior Citizens League. By Representative Mike Doyle (PA-14) As Congress returns to work, it begins another debate over the Social Security payroll tax – ...
Legislative Update: March 2012
Administration Making Efforts To Rein In Medicare Fraud By Jarrad Hensley, TSCL Legislative Assistant Medicare fraud, abuse, and wasteful spending are problems that continue to affect all Americans. Attorney Genera ...
Best Ways To Save: When Should You Enroll In Medicare?
Failure to enroll in Medicare on time can cost you thousands in extra Medicare premium penalties during the course of your retirement. (See examples in “The High Cost Of Delaying Medicare Enrollment”) Medicare’s exhausti ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: March 2012
Q: Could you tell me whether I might be eligible for Social Security survivors’ benefits? I was separated from a spouse who passed away. I’m a 69-year old woman and my husband passed away in 2011. I inquired at Social Se ...
Ask The Advisor: March 2012
How Would The Social Security Payroll Tax Cut Affect Benefits? Q: I’m close to retirement and pay the maximum taxes on my wages. How would the Social Security payroll tax cut affect my retirement benefits? A: Your ...
The High Cost Of Delaying Medicare Enrollment
By Mary Johnson Do you turn 65 this year? Are you or your spouse still working and receiving health insurance benefits from a current employer? Are you age 65 or older now, but haven’t signed up for Medicare Parts A, ...
Your Health: New Clues As To Why Some Older People May Be Losing Their Memory
New research links “silent strokes,” or small spots of dead brain cells, found in about one out of four older adults, to memory loss in the elderly. The study is published in the January 3, 2012, print issue of Neurology ...
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