Almost 50% of You Paid Taxes on Your Social Security Benefits; At Least 60 Large Companies Paid No Taxes at All Rick Delaney, TSCL Chairman The new tax law appears to have had little to no effect on relieving t ...
Daily Archives: May 30, 2019
Congressional Corner: We Need Competition In Prescription Drug Pricing and to Stop Abusive Conduct That Keep Drug Costs High
By Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (IA) People with conditions such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and HIV have had their lives transformed, even saved, as a result of innovations by the U.S. pharmaceutic ...
Best Ways To Save: June 2019
Small Dietary Changes Help Diabetic Cut Down On Pricey Prescription Drug A healthy diet can help reduce the risk for many health conditions and may also reduce corresponding healthcare costs. But what’s a healthy foo ...
Ask the Advisor: June 2019
Where Can We Find Help For Questions About Health Emergencies and Financing Nursing Homes? Q: Dad passed away a few years ago at age 90, after going to the emergency room during a health emergency and then spend ...
Q & A: June 2019
How Can My Grandmother Know When She’s Getting Treated By Non-Network Doctors? Q: My grandmother received a ridiculously high and unexpected medical bill (more than $13,000) after an emergency room visit, even though ...
What Happens to Medicare Part B Premiums When There’s a Very Low COLA
Inflation data through April suggests that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 could be very low, perhaps 1.2%. Even though Social Security recipients received the highest COLA since 2012 this year —2.8 ...
Feds Shut Down $1.2 Billion Medicare Scheme — Finally
By Mary Johnson, editor For years I’ve been getting the same unwanted robo call. “Hello seniors!” a voice bellows. “Stand by to learn how you can receive a free back brace covered by Medicare.” This call is a sca ...
Specialty Drugs Under Medicare Part D Nearly Two Times Higher Than Under Medicaid
Prices charged for the category of drugs known as “specialty medications” are exploding so quickly that they’re now a key source of concern for both consumers and Congress. Specialty drugs include those used to treat ca ...
Legislative Update: June 2019
TSCL Submits Statement in Support of Three Major Social Security Changes By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director In March, the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee held its first hearing of the 116th C ...
Older Americans Want Action to Lower Medicare Drug Costs
(Washington, DC) – Susan Gross, a 66 - year old retired office assistant living in Central Virginia, spends most of her day caregiving. Her 46-year-old son, who is disabled from cerebral palsy, lives with her, as does h ...
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