By Daisy Brown, Legislative Liaison A bill proposed in Congress this January, the You Earned It, You Keep It Act, would save the typical senior hundreds of dollars per year by eliminating all taxes on Social Security ...
Author Archives: georgette
Benefits Bulletin: Medicare to Cover Wegovy for Most Senior Citizens
Edward Cates, Chairman of the Board, TSCL The self-administered weight loss medication Wegovy came on the market in June 2021 with incredible promise. Clinical trials have shown that, on average, people who take it lo ...
Congressional Corner: Seniors Need A Fair COLA
By Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) Americans everywhere agree: Social Security is not an entitlement but a benefit that seniors earn through decades of work serving our nation’s economy. According to the So ...
What is a “Flex Card”?
By Susan Stewart, Licensed Insurance Agent “Flex Card” is a generic term for a prepaid card that gives additional benefits to people with certain Medicare Advantage plans. Different flex cards offer other benefits, wh ...
This Medicare Change Will Let Seniors Spread Out-of-Pocket Costs
Seniors who face high costs at the pharmacy will see relief starting in 2025, thanks to a new program designed to help seniors have more predictable drug costs throughout the year. Called the Medicare Prescription Pay ...
2023 Form 990 – PD
23 TSCL Form 990 -PD ...
Press Brief 4.10.24 – March CPI-W Comes in at 3.5%
The March CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) came in at 3.5%. That's higher than the inflation trends indicated last month based on February’s CPI-W data. Based on this trend, The ...
One Final Note…
By Mary Johnson, editor I hope this issue of The Social Security and Medicare Advisor provokes thought and gets you thinking about how to get more involved in efforts to strengthen and protect our Social Security and ...
Legislative Update: March-April 2024
How TSCL Is Working For You In 2024 By Daisy Brown, TSCL Legislative Liaison Most of the older Americans who take our surveys aren’t very confident about the future of their retirement. Less than one out of five ad ...
Benefit Bulletin: Social Security Benefits Of Public Workers Can Be Reduced. TSCL Is Working To Change That.
Edward Cates, Chairman of the Board, TSCL Momentum is growing to fix two provisions of Social Security law that reduce the Social Security benefits of public employees such as firemen, teachers, postal workers, police ...