Are Higher Costs Coming For Medicare Advantage Enrollees? By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Back in February, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…
Expenses That Can Blow Your Retirement Budget Retirements can last 30 years, but will your savings? To make your retirement finances last as long as…
Congressional Corner from Sen. Mark Begich (AK) My commitment to Social Security is unwavering. Since coming to the Senate, one of my top priorities has…
What Do You Estimate Next Year’s COLA Will Be? Q: The COLA we received this year is a sham. My meager increase was completely taken…
Does Medicare Require Me To Get A Referral? Q: Does Medicare require me to get a referral? I recently turned 65 and enrolled in a…
This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as Members of Congress adjourned for a week-long holiday recess. Congress Adjourns for Holiday Recess Lawmakers returned…
Why Social Security COLAs Can’t Keep Up With Seniors’ Soaring Costs
This week, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) Board of Trustees traveled up to Capitol Hill to meet with six lawmakers and their top aides, and…
This week, one House Subcommittee heard from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) about its most recent report to Congress, which was titled Medicare and…
A push in the House to give legal status to illegal immigrants is reviving some movement toward immigration legislation this year. But the effort is…