Small Dietary Changes Help Diabetic Cut Down On Pricey Prescription Drug A healthy diet can help reduce the risk for many health conditions and may also reduce corresponding healthcare costs. But what’s a healthy foo ...
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Ask the Advisor: June 2019
Where Can We Find Help For Questions About Health Emergencies and Financing Nursing Homes? Q: Dad passed away a few years ago at age 90, after going to the emergency room during a health emergency and then spend ...
Q & A: June 2019
How Can My Grandmother Know When She’s Getting Treated By Non-Network Doctors? Q: My grandmother received a ridiculously high and unexpected medical bill (more than $13,000) after an emergency room visit, even though ...
What Happens to Medicare Part B Premiums When There’s a Very Low COLA
Inflation data through April suggests that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 could be very low, perhaps 1.2%. Even though Social Security recipients received the highest COLA since 2012 this year —2.8 ...
Feds Shut Down $1.2 Billion Medicare Scheme — Finally
By Mary Johnson, editor For years I’ve been getting the same unwanted robo call. “Hello seniors!” a voice bellows. “Stand by to learn how you can receive a free back brace covered by Medicare.” This call is a sca ...
Specialty Drugs Under Medicare Part D Nearly Two Times Higher Than Under Medicaid
Prices charged for the category of drugs known as “specialty medications” are exploding so quickly that they’re now a key source of concern for both consumers and Congress. Specialty drugs include those used to treat ca ...
Legislative Update: June 2019
TSCL Submits Statement in Support of Three Major Social Security Changes By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director In March, the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee held its first hearing of the 116th C ...
Congressional Corner: It’s Time for Seniors to Get a Fair COLA
By Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3) Social Security benefits and cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) specifically, have not kept up with inflation. Americans everywhere agree: Social Security is not an entitlement; it ...
Social Security Expansion Gets New Attention in US House
The idea that Social Security benefits should be modestly boosted, with an across-the-board benefit increase and a more generous cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment, is getting some serious attention in the U.S. House of Re ...
Failing to Lift Debt Limit Would Be “Disastrous” For Social Security and Medicare
The federal government shutdown that occurred from midnight December 22, 2018, until January 25, 2019, was the longest in U.S. history. It was so disruptive that an analysis from Standard and Poor’s (S & P) estimate ...
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