Q: What Happens to My Social Security When I Pass? Can someone tell me where any Social Security monies that I have leftover after I pass are going? When you apply, they look at your earnings over your working life. ...
Ask the Advisor: February 2022
Q: Has Congress Fixed Medicare Solvency Problems Yet? It seems that we haven’t heard anything about whether Congress will take action to fix Medicare’s insolvency issues. Is this correct? A: You haven’t missed ...
Congressional Corner: Congress Needs to Prioritize Healthcare
By Representative Troy A. Carter, Sr., (LA-2) It’s been two years since the first COVID-19 case was found in the United States. With over 800,000 Americans lost to the virus, our country will never be the same. Ho ...
Legislative Update: February 2022
Middle Income Americans Play Disproportionate Role In Financing Social Security. By Shannon Benton, Executive Director Meet Leonard S. Schleifer, the CEO of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. If that company name sounds f ...
Benefit Bulletin: February 2022
New Federal Protections Against Surprise Medical Bills Take Effect, But Rely on Patients Knowing Their Rights By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board It’s a new year, and that means your doctor’s office, hospital, a ...
How Much Would Your Social Security Benefit Be If COLAs Were Tied to the Medicare Part B Premium Increase?
By Mary Johnson, editor Raise your hand if you’ve ever wondered how much higher your Social Security benefits would be if your benefits were tied to the percentage of increase in Medicare Part B premiums, instead of t ...
More Than Half of Medicare Part B Premium Increase Due to New Alzheimer’s Drug
Aduhelm, the pricey new Alzheimer’s drug is credited with adding about half of the $21.60 per month Medicare Part B cost increase this year. It’s $56,000-per-patient price tag is responsible for half of the biggest Part ...
When Will You Stop Paying Social Security Taxes?
If you receive Social Security, there’s a better than 50% chance that a portion of your Social Security benefits could be taxable. In 2020, the Congressional Research Service reported that the average amount of federal ...
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