Does Congress Plan to Fix An Impending Social Security Cut? Q: Have you heard anything about congress fixing a Social Security cut for those of us born in 1960? — K.S. A: TSCL has been getting a steady stream of ...
Q & A: July 2021
How Much Would Delaying Retirement After Full Retirement Age Increase My Benefit? Q: How much would delaying retirement benefits after my full retirement age be worth? I turn 66 in August. A: Data indicates tha ...
Ask the Advisor: July 2021
What Happened to Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs? Q: What is the status of legislation to lower prescription drug costs? I thought this Congress had made cutting the cost of prescription drugs a priority. ...
Legislative Update: July 2021
Bipartisan Plan to Fix Social Security and Medicare Introduced. By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Most older Americans have one question when it comes to their Social Security and Medicare benefits: Will my ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2021
Social Security Benefits Slowed Amid COVID-19 Deaths Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL The rate of growth in the number of older Americans who receive Social Security has slowed sharply recently, and the dr ...
Your Social Security Benefits Buying Less
By Mary Johnson, editor Rapidly climbing prices for consumer goods and services are making financial choices for older adults especially challenging this year. But eventually, these higher prices might mean a higher ...
Medicare Advantage Plans Overbill Medicare
A Humana Medicare Advantage plan in Florida improperly collected nearly $200 million in payments in 2015 by overstating how sick some of its enrollees were. A new audit by the Department of Health and Human Services Off ...
Buying Power of Social Security Benefits Wiped Out by Soaring Inflation
An abrupt jump in inflation in February and March of this year wiped out a short-lived improvement in the buying power of Social Security benefits in 2020, according to TSCL’s latest study on rising senior costs. The st ...