A COLA this high is almost unprecedented. This may be the first and the last time that today’s beneficiaries receive a COLA this high. There were only three other times since the start of automatic inflation adjustments ...
Daily Archives: October 17, 2022
Winter is Coming – So is the Flu Season, Possibly Including New Covid Infections
Again, while this is not legislative news, seniors are being warned about the coming flu season because they and people with compromised immune systems are the most vulnerable to severe, or even fatal disease. Kaiser ...
Many People Who had Covid Still Suffering
While this is not legislative news, it is important to let you know that a new study out of Scotland found that about 48 percent of people who had covid still hadn’t fully recovered from the virus after 18 months and are ...
President Signs Order to Speed Up Efforts to Lower Drug Prices
President Joe Biden signed an executive order last Friday pushing federal officials to drive prescription drug costs down. The order requires the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to outline within 90 ...
Week Ending October 15, 2022
The Social Security Administration has announced that the COLA will increase Social Security benefits by 8.7% starting in 2023. A COLA this high is almost unprecedented. This may be the first and the last time that to ...
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