Seniors Feel Left Behind: Help Draft a “Senior Priority Plan” and Reset the Agenda in Congress By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Our most recent Senior Survey revealed a few unpleasant truths about Social Secu ...
Whether We Want It Or Not, Medicare Is Transitioning To A Managed Care System
By Mary Johnson, editor Behind the scenes, traditional Medicare is quietly changing from a fee-for-service system that allows you to see any doctor and pays for all medically - necessary services, to one modeled m ...
How Has Inflation Affected Your Housing?
Housing takes the biggest chunk of most household budgets — about one - third to one - half of the monthly budget of older adults. TSCL’s latest Senior Survey indicates that steep inflation has many retirees postpon ...
As Inflation Soars, Older Consumers Take on More Debt
As prices for virtually everything soared over the past year, many older households are struggling to stay afloat. TSCL’s online survey, conducted from January through March of 2022, reveals that half of all survey ...
Q & A: March/April 2022
Q: I Need Help With Healthcare Costs, But My Income Is Too High. What Can I Do? Since getting COVID a year ago, I’ve developed asthma after having no asthma symptoms for over 35 years. Now I need a medication to pre ...
Ask the Advisor: March/April 2022
What Is The Status of Efforts To Reduce This Year’s Medicare Part B Premium? Q: Earlier this year I read that Medicare has been directed to reassess the 2022 Part B premium increase. Will this mean the Part B premium ...
Benefit Bulletin: March/April 2022
Many Low Income Seniors Likely to See Cuts By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board Consider this. The next time you meet someone over the age of 62, there’s a 50% chance that person may be having trouble affording ...
You Aren’t Over Reacting. Inflation Really Is Worse Than They’re Telling Us
By Mary Johnson, editor Social Security recipients were short-changed last year at the very same time food prices forced roughly half of all older adults to apply for food stamps or to visit food pantries. The 1.3% c ...
Uncertainty Higher Than Ever This Tax Season
Taxpayers are feeling more uncertain than ever about their tax liability this year, particularly when it comes to the taxation of Social Security benefits. According to TSCL’s January Senior Survey, about half of survey ...
What’s Your COLA Shortfall In 2022?
How much faster is inflation growing than your Social Security benefit? Your first cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in January 2022 may have been just barely enough to buy a few extra groceries. But by January your COL ...
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