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Daily Archives: February 6, 2014

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Social Security & Medicare Questions: Retroactive Benefits

Q:  Can you explain the rules about working after starting Social Security, and retroactive benefits?  My older brother received 6 months in retroactive benefits when…

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Ask The Advisor: Totalization Agreement with Mexico

What is the status of the Totalization Agreement With Mexico? Q:  What happened with the U.S. Social Security Totalization Agreement with Mexico?  Has TSCL learned…

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Legislative Update: February 2014

Another Broken Obamacare Promise – This One Hits Medicare By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Back in 2010, before Obamacare became law, the President made the…

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Congressional Corner: Reduce Deficit In A Balanced Way, Not On The Backs Of Seniors

By Representative Cheri Bustos (IL-17) Forty-nine years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law and by doing so made a solemn agreement with…

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Best Ways to Save: February 2014

Out – Of – Pocket Costs Catch You By Surprise?  How To Avoid “Sticker Shock” By Mary Johnson, editor If you’re suffering “sticker shock” from…

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Benefit Bulletin: February 2014

Before Obamacare “Glitch,” There Was The Notch Glitch Obamacare is not the first government program in which major implementation glitches had disastrous consequences for large…

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Next Obamacare Problem: New Coverage May Not Kick In

By Mary Johnson, editor Obamacare troubles are far from over, as many consumers who thought they had new coverage are beginning to learn the hard…

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Is Growth in Social Security Disability Due to Aging Baby Boomers or Scam?

The Social Security Disability Trust Fund (SSDI) is rapidly closing in on becoming the first of the two Social Security Trust Funds to become fully…

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Congress Picks Up Debate Over Benefit Cuts

After leaving major decisions on Social Security and Medicare cuts to the New Year, Members of Congress are returning to pick up their debate over…

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