78% Of Older Voters Support Strengthening Social Security By Raising Payroll Taxes Voters have opposed benefit cuts in the past as a way to fix Social Security. But TSCL’s new 2016 Senior Survey found that older voter ...
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Legislative Update: August 2016
Questions To Ask The Candidates At Your Next Town Hall By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Congress has adjourned for a month-long recess and, with the November elections looming, many lawmakers will be holding to ...
Congressional Corner: The Federal Government Must Be More Careful With Social Security Numbers
Rep. David Valadao (CA-21) Each year, more than 13 million people become victims of some sort of identity theft or identify fraud resulting in over $16 billion of stolen money. In fact, identity theft is one of the fas ...
Ask the Advisor: August 2016
By Mary Johnson, editor I Did Not Order This Prescription. Do I Have To Pay For It? Q: My doctor recently changed one of my prescriptions and faxed a new one in to my health plan’s mail order pharmacy. I received it ...
Best Ways to Save: August 2016
Avoid Problems With Mail Order Pharmacies Filling prescriptions by using mail order pharmacies is convenient, especially for chronic conditions, like high blood pressure and cholesterol control. Today most insurers enc ...
Q & A: August 2016
Do I Have To Give Up My Current Healthcare Coverage To Go On Medicare? Q: I turn 65 next year, and have very good healthcare coverage through my husband’s employer. I need Humira for rheumatoid arthritis. The drug re ...
Healthcare Costs Taking Bigger Share of Social Security Benefits
By Mary Johnson, editor The number of retirees reporting that Medicare costs are consuming more than one-third of their Social Security benefits appears to be growing more rapidly than experts ever expected. This has b ...
Q & A: July 2016
Is There A Good Reason To Take Social Security Early? Q: I turn 62 this year. My spouse is 65 and still working. I’ve thought about delaying my Social Security benefit to let it grow, but a publication from the Socia ...
Ask the Advisor: July 2016
I Inherited An IRA From My Dad - How Does That Affect My Taxes? Q: I inherited an IRA from my dad worth roughly $232,000. I’m 65, and receive Social Security. Can you tell me what effect this will have on my taxes? W ...
Congressional Corner: Our Seniors Deserve Dignity and Security – I’m Fighting For This In Congress
By U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-13) The ability to live with dignity and financial security in your Golden Years is fundamental to the American Dream. Yet, every day, it gets harder and harder for many seni ...
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