After receiving no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year, Social Security beneficiaries will finally receive a raise effective January 1st. But the increase in benefits is so small, it will be the lowest payable CO ...
Daily Archives: October 27, 2016
What’s Happening To Medicare Part B Premiums In 2017?
Extremely low cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) not only affect Social Security benefits, the 0.3% COLA also affects the amount of Medicare Part B premium people will pay in 2017. When no, or a very low, COLA occurs, a ...
New Audits Reveal Widespread Overcharging By Medicare Advantage Plans
Why You Should Be Worried By Mary Johnson, editor Medicare Advantage plans are booming in popularity with retirees, as a low-cost health coverage alternative. In 2016, the plans cover more than 18 million people, ...
Video: Hospital Surprise: Medicare’s Observation Care
By Francis Ying and Thu Nguyen and Lynne Shallcross, August 29, 2016, with permission from Kaiser Health News Hospitals provide observation care for patients who are not well enough to go home but not sick enough to b ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2016
Could You Survive A 21% Benefit Cut? The upcoming election has important implications for the future of your Social Security benefits. While voters have heard a great deal from the candidates for months, specifics of ...
Legislative Update: November 2017
Where the Candidates Stand on Social Security By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Just days remain before voters across the country will elect 435 lawmakers to the U.S. House, 34 to the U.S. Senate, and one ne ...
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare As election day approaches, The Senior Citizens League brings you this guide to the candidates’ positions on Medicare. Here’s where our information comes from: Hillary Clint ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2017
Philip Moeller is an expert on retirement, aging, and health. He is co-author of the recently updated New York Times bestseller, “Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security.” His companion ...
Ask the Advisor: November 2017
My Sister Is Losing Medicare Extra Help. What Can We Do? Q: My sister has a low income and receives Medicare Extra Help with her drug coverage. She started Social Security when she turned 66, but she still works pa ...
Q & A: November 2017
My Ex Passed Away. Can I Claim A Widower’s Benefit? Q: My ex-wife passed away last year at 62, and recently my job ended. She had a good job with a pharmaceutical company for about 20 years. Can I file a claim for ...
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