This week, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill from the holiday recess and one Senate Subcommittee held a hearing to discuss a paid family leave proposal…
This week, lawmakers in the House and Senate remained in their home states and districts for the week-long holiday recess. Lawmakers Adjourn for Holiday Recess…
Q: I heard that Medicare would be mailing new cards. When can I expect to get mine? A: Medicare expects to start mailing cards…
What Was I Thinking? By Mary Johnson, editor, and Terry Newell, President, Leadership for a Responsible Society Why does decision making have to be so…
What’s Secretly Sabotaging Your Finances? — Your Brain Rather than making deliberate well-reasoned choices, our brains often latch onto the first piece of information offered…
By Representative John Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) “Seniors squeezed by Medicare costs, zero raise in Social Security” was a Florida headline in October 2015, and was…
Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up On Benefit Cuts By Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Director Earlier this year, after passing a $1.9 trillion tax bill in December…
“Official” Poverty Measure Undercounts The Number Of Older Americans Living In Poverty By Arthur Cooper, Board Chairman An alternate measure of inflation, the Supplemental Poverty…
By Mary Johnson, editor It’s hard to plan your optimal retirement age without a realistic idea of what to expect in lifetime Social Security income.…
The largest share of participants in TSCL’s 2018 Senior Survey, 43%, say that medical expenses were their fastest rising cost in 2017. Just medications alone…