Attention Diabetics! New Drug Plan Program Lowers Cost of Lantus to as little as $6.00 to $11.00 Increased Congressional scrutiny of drug pricing practices, particularly for the pricing of insulin, appears to be pr ...
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Q & A: September 2019
Who Notifies Social Security When Someone Dies? Q: My grandfather passed away two months ago at 89, and my step-grandmother (who is 85) is having problems with dementia. Her son, (my step-uncle), who has power-of-a ...
Ask the Advisor: September 2019
How Would Importing Prescription Drugs From Other Countries Help People in Part D Plans? Q: In the debate over lowering prescription drug prices, I see frequent mention of allowing importation of drugs from other cou ...
Legislative Update: September 2019
What Could A COLA of No Less Than 3 Percent Mean For You? By Shannon Benton, Executive Director The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is provided to protect the buying power of Social Security bene ...
Weak Support Among Older Americans For Medicare-For-All. More Support for a Medicare “Buy-In”
As Congress and Democratic candidates debate Medicare-for-all, TSCL’s 2019 Senior Survey finds tepid support among older Americans for expanding Medicare to everyone. On the other hand, our survey found some support for ...
Are You Overpaying for Prescription Drugs? New Analysis Says Yes!
A new analysis of twelve frequently- prescribed drugs illustrates that Medicare recipients frequently overpay for their medications. Because Medicare doesn’t negotiate drug prices, there are wild swings in prices betwee ...
Our Government Thinks Your Cost-of-Living Is Lower This Year — Is It Really?
Mary Johnson, Editor After getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year — the highest since 2012 — the COLA for next year could be closer to 1.6%. Earlier this year, the cost of gasoline and oil dragged ...
Benefit Bulletin: September 2019
One Third of TSCL Survey Respondents Have Not Received Routine Dental Care in Two Years By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board One-out-of-three adults covered by Medicare is not getting regular routine dental care, ...
Q & A: July/August 2019
Q: I recently received a notice from Social Security that says I’ve been overpaid because I earned more than the allowable amount. I started benefits at age 62 after losing my job. I finally found a new one and I’ve b ...
Ask The Advisor: July/August 2019
What Can Be Done to Address Social Security Cuts Experienced by Teachers? Q: A friend of mine who retired after 30 years of teaching recently learned that she will not be getting a Social Security widow’s benefit bas ...
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