Not having enough money for retirement is a top concern shared by 64% of Americans in a recent Gallup poll, and the number is growing. Six-in-ten people worry about unexpected medical costs, and more than half worry abou ...
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95% Say Congress Should Repay Money Owed To Social Security Trust Fund
A new poll by The Senior Citizens League found that the public wants the money owed to the Social Security Trust Fund to be repaid in full. TSCL’s poll stated, “The federal government owes $2.8 trillion to the Social Se ...
Benefit Bulletin: May 2017
Boosting Social Security May Boost Cognitive Function A severe decline in cognition is often an early warning signal of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Loss of cognitive function can seriously impair one’s ability t ...
Legislative Update: May 2017
Failing To Lift The Debt Limit Would Put Social Security Checks On Hold By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst While Congress was busy debating the repeal of the Affordable Care Act and tax cuts for millionaires ...
Congressional Corner: Tackling the High Cost of Prescription Drugs
By Senator Amy Klobuchar, (D-MN) In St. Paul, Minnesota, Clare’s arthritis is getting worse — because she can’t afford the medication she needs to treat it. The price of Remicade, which Clare had relied on to treat he ...
Best Ways to Save: May 2017
Hang Up On Durable Medical Equipment Scams By Mary Johnson, editor “Hello seniors!” the recorded voice bellows. “Stay on the line to learn how you can get a free Medicare-covered back brace.” I hung up — again. I ...
Ask The Advisor: May 2017
What Kind Of Health Insurance Do Members of Congress Get? Q: Repealing Obamacare would affect several people that I know, including my sister who is getting treated for cancer. She can’t afford to lose her insurance ...
Q & A: May 2017
Q: I work in human resources. The maximum amount of earnings that are taxable for Social Security shot up in 2017 after staying the same amount for two years in a row. When the change went into effect in January I was q ...
Which Is It? A Social Security Deficit, or Money Owed To The Social Security Trust Fund?
A common debate is re-emerging this year over Social Security’s “deficit, ” as the federal borrowing limit looms. The debt limit, which was suspended since late 2015, was re-instated on March 16th. That debt limit sets ...
Retiree Testifies Costs For One Drug Went From $700 To $10,000
Sudden price spikes in older drugs are putting patients at risk of going without vital medicine. A new report by the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging uncovered an insidious business model that’s leading to monopol ...
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