By Mary Johnson, editor Wall Street economists are in the midst of a growing debate over whether we are in for “the return of inflation.” (Oh, go ahead and snort. I did too when I first read about this.) Recently ...
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Drug Prices Paid By Medicare Three Times Higher Than Medicaid
Public anger over the rising costs of insulin and other key life-saving drugs has grown in recent years, and now a new federal analysis reveals that Medicare Part D pays far more for medications than any other government ...
Did Your Retirement Savings Recover by the End of 2020?
How is the pandemic-caused recession affecting retirement savings? Of those who said they have retirement accounts, 48% said that their retirement savings had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels by December 31, 2020, i ...
Q & A: March 2021
Can You Tell Me My Full Retirement Age? Q: I was born May 10, 1960. Can you tell me my retirement age? I’ve read that the retirement age for Social Security is rising. How does this affect the amount that I receiv ...
Ask the Advisor: March 2021
Will Stimulus Payments Make My Social Security Benefits Taxable? Q: How will the stimulus payments that we received affect our income taxes for 2020? Will this increase the amount of Social Security benefits subject ...
Best Ways to Save: March 2021
Lunch for a Month at $1.20 Per Meal By Mary Johnson, a.k.a “The Soup Lady” One of my favorite cheap eats is a pot of homemade full-flavored bean vegetable soup. Ingredients can vary by season and what you have on ...
Congressional Corner: Two Social Security Provisions That Need to be Fixed
By Representative Pete Aguilar (CA-31) The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for everyone, especially for our seniors. The coronavirus crisis has upended the lives of millions, forcing businesses to shut d ...
Legislative Update: March 2021
Surprise! Congress Passes Legislation Banning Surprise Medical Bills Shannon Benton, Executive Director Last year, more than one-fourth of participants in TSCL’s Senior Survey reported that they had received a “su ...
Benefit Bulletin: March 2021
Can You Live On Social Security Alone? By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL Social Security was never designed to be the sole source of retirement income. It replaces around 40 percent of the average earn ...
Where Are All The COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Mary Johnson, editor All together now: Raise your hand if you have had trouble figuring out if, when, or where you would get a COVID-19 vaccine! If you have already gotten yours — congratulations! In my rura ...
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