Q: Can you tell me how I can find out what my benefit and probable income from Social Security would be? I’ve heard some complaints about conflicting information. I turn 62 later this year. A: The age at which you ...
Daily Archives: August 3, 2017
Ask the Advisor: August 2017
How Would My Son’s Caregiver Be Affected By Medicaid Cuts? Q: How would the healthcare replacement legislation in Congress affect homecare and long-term care services covered by Medicaid? My 44-year old son was born ...
Congressional Corner: How We Can Protect Social Security While Expanding Benefits
Representative Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Millions of Americans depend on the earned benefit of Social Security as their livelihood, yet congressional Republicans continue to play games with its funding. I have introduced l ...
Legislative Update: August 2017
Questions For Congress At Your Next Town Hall By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst The U.S. House and Senate have adjourned for a month-long recess, and many lawmakers will be hosting town hall meetings in thei ...
Benefit Bulletin: August 2017
Drug Rebates Often Not Going To Patients A behind-the-scene rebate game between drug makers, health insurers and their pharmacy benefit managers is costing you and the Medicare program in higher drug costs. A researc ...
Trump Budget Proposes $64 Billion In Social Security Disability Cuts
By Mary Johnson, editor President Trump’s budget includes $64 billion in cuts from the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program over the next 10 years despite the President’s repeated campaign promises that ...
Government To Issue New Medicare Cards
Watch Out For Scams! Medicare recently announced that a big change is coming to Medicare cards. To prevent identity theft and to help protect the program from fraud, Medicare will be dropping Social Security numbers f ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 30% Of Buying Power Since 2000
Social Security beneficiaries have lost nearly one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2017 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The findings rep ...
Best Ways To Save: August 2017
What Are The Ten Fastest Growing Senior Costs? Since 2000, cost-of-living-adjustments (COLAs) increased Social Security benefits a total of just 43 percent. Meanwhile typical senior expenses have jumped 86 percent, a ...
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