By Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3) Social Security benefits and cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) specifically, have not kept up with inflation. Americans everywhere agree: Social Security is not an entitlement; it ...
Daily Archives: April 30, 2019
Social Security Expansion Gets New Attention in US House
The idea that Social Security benefits should be modestly boosted, with an across-the-board benefit increase and a more generous cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment, is getting some serious attention in the U.S. House of Re ...
Failing to Lift Debt Limit Would Be “Disastrous” For Social Security and Medicare
The federal government shutdown that occurred from midnight December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019, was the longest in U.S. history. It was so disruptive that an analysis from Standard and Poor’s (S & P) estimate ...
Benefit Bulletin: May 2019
When You Can’t Afford Your Prescription Drug Costs, Apply for “Extra Help” Rick Delaney, Chairman, TSCL The high cost of prescription drugs has been the topic of recent Congressional hearings. The combination of h ...
“Senior CPI” Would Provide More Adequate Social Security COLA Next Year
By Mary Johnson, editor This may be difficult to believe, but consumer price index data suggests that the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 could be close to zero next year — a mere 0.5 ...
Legislative Update: May 2019
Social Security Expansion Bill Introduced With Widespread Support In House By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director New legislation from Congressman John Larson (CT-1) – Chairman of the House Ways and Means Social S ...
Q & A: May 2019
Q: Help! I’m turning 65 soon. My daughter says I should sign up for Medicare, but I don’t know what to do or where to begin. I work for a small company with 17 employees, where I get my health insurance now. About $25 ...
Millions of Retirees Could See Entire COLA Swallowed by Medicare Part B Increase Next Year
(Washington, DC) – In their new report, Medicare Trustees forecast a higher rate of growth in Part B premiums next year, which could put millions of low benefit Social Security recipients at risk of seeing the deductio ...
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