Questions To Ask At Your Next Town Hall By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Director The U.S. House has adjourned for a month-long recess, and many lawmakers will be hosting town hall meetings in their home states and d ...
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Best Ways To Save: August 2018
Make Sure You Know The Correct Co-pay Before You Fill That Prescription! When Leslie R., of Arizona recently called her drug plan to refill a 90 day supply of her insulin drug Lantus, the customer service representati ...
Ask the Advisor: August 2018
Q: My mom was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. What benefits does Medicare cover for this condition? A: Unlike most of the top 10 causes of death, such as heart disease and cancer, which are covered ...
Q & A: I’m 71 And Don’t Have Medicare Part B
Q: I retired from my job at 64, but later went to work part-time for another company providing home care services. I did not sign up for Medicare Part B at 65, because I was still getting healthcare benefits from my fo ...
Q & A: July 2018
Q: I heard that Medicare would be mailing new cards. When can I expect to get mine? A: Medicare expects to start mailing cards in May of 2018, but be patient. The cards are going out on a “rolling basis” t ...
The Advisor Asks: July 2018
What Was I Thinking? By Mary Johnson, editor, and Terry Newell, President, Leadership for a Responsible Society Why does decision making have to be so hard? How much time is the right amount to spend on thinking thi ...
Best Ways To Save: July 2018
What’s Secretly Sabotaging Your Finances? — Your Brain Rather than making deliberate well-reasoned choices, our brains often latch onto the first piece of information offered when making a decision, even though we may ...
Congressional Corner: We Need A CPI That Reflects Senior Costs
By Representative John Duncan, Jr. (TN-2) “Seniors squeezed by Medicare costs, zero raise in Social Security” was a Florida headline in October 2015, and was similar to many alarming headlines in newspapers across the ...
Legislative Update: July 2018
Lawmakers Aren’t Giving Up On Benefit Cuts By Jessie Gibbons, TSCL Legislative Director Earlier this year, after passing a $1.9 trillion tax bill in December and a $1.3 trillion spending package in March, leaders in ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2018
"Official" Poverty Measure Undercounts The Number Of Older Americans Living In Poverty By Arthur Cooper, Board Chairman An alternate measure of inflation, the Supplemental Poverty Measure, indicates that the number o ...
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