Social Security recipients are finally getting a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year that became effective January 1st. But if you’re like Millicent G., a 72-year-old retired veterinary technician from Williamsbu ...
Daily Archives: January 18, 2017
What’s A Medicare “Buy-In”?
In the debate over rising healthcare costs, attention has focused on people age 50 to 64 who are among those with the highest premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs. Some policy experts say that removing these ...
Two Ways The New President Can Improve Social Security Benefits For Women
By Mary Johnson, editor Roughly 27% of older single women are at high risk of living in poverty, because they have little other income to augment their Social Security benefits. Single women have it worse in retireme ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2017
Congress, Keep Your Hands Out Of Our Pockets! In today’s climate of toxic partisanship, it’s natural to wonder whether polls and surveys have any real effect on how Congress votes. But your opinion counts a lot more ...
Legislative Update January 2017
How TSCL Is Working For Older Americans By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst After November’s highly anticipated election and an active “lame duck” session on Capitol Hill, the 115th Congress has officially beg ...
Q & A: January 2017
Q: If I start Social Security this year how much am I allowed to earn? I’ll turn age 66 in November. I’m currently working in a job that pays $52,000 per year plus health insurance. A: The answer depends upon whet ...