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 ...
Ask the Advisor: January 2022
Why Is There No Action To Repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision? Q: Why is there NO action to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision forced upon federal retirees? This has cost me something in excess of $36,00 ...
Congressional Corner: Strengthening Social Security Act of 2021
By Representative Linda T. Sanchez (CA-38) For over 80 years, Social Security has been the bedrock of the American retirement system. The program ensures our mothers, fathers, grandmothers, and grandfathers do not fa ...
Legislative Update: January 2022
Congress May Be Divided. Their Constituents Are Not. Shannon Benton, Executive Director Over years of conducting surveys, TSCL has discovered something totally unexpected. Although partisan politics often divides ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2022
Will A 5.9% COLA Cause More of Your Social Security Benefits To Be Taxable? By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board This month your Social Security benefits increase by the highest Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) o ...
We Always Want to Live in a Manner We’re Unaccustomed To. Just Not Like This.
By Mary Johnson, editor Judging by my email, many of you are living in a manner that you’re unaccustomed to — and not in a good way. Since 2021, higher prices on everyday essentials like housing, heating, food, and p ...
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