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Benefit Bulletin: November 2016
Could You Survive A 21% Benefit Cut? The upcoming election has important implications for the future of your Social Security benefits. While voters have heard a great deal from the candidates for months, specifics of ...
Legislative Update: November 2017
Where the Candidates Stand on Social Security By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Just days remain before voters across the country will elect 435 lawmakers to the U.S. House, 34 to the U.S. Senate, and one ne ...
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare As election day approaches, The Senior Citizens League brings you this guide to the candidates’ positions on Medicare. Here’s where our information comes from: Hillary Clint ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2017
Philip Moeller is an expert on retirement, aging, and health. He is co-author of the recently updated New York Times bestseller, “Get What’s Yours: The Revised Secrets to Maxing Out Your Social Security.” His companion ...
Ask the Advisor: November 2017
My Sister Is Losing Medicare Extra Help. What Can We Do? Q: My sister has a low income and receives Medicare Extra Help with her drug coverage. She started Social Security when she turned 66, but she still works pa ...
Q & A: November 2017
My Ex Passed Away. Can I Claim A Widower’s Benefit? Q: My ex-wife passed away last year at 62, and recently my job ended. She had a good job with a pharmaceutical company for about 20 years. Can I file a claim for ...
Why Seniors Need A Better Benefit Boost
The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is about to set another record low. According to estimates by TSCL’s COLA expert and Advisor editor Mary Johnson, the COLA may be just three tenths of a percen ...
Benefit Bulletin: September/October 2016
How Supreme Court Ruling On Immigration Affects Social Security and Medicare The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on immigration has significant consequences for Social Security and Medicare. Changes in immigration ...
Medicare Premiums May Soar By 22% For Some Next Year
Medicare Part B premiums are forecast to soar an astonishing 22.3% for an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries in 2017 — the biggest such jump in nearly three decades. The anticipated spike in monthly premiums, f ...
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