What do older voters think about the back-door debt limit deal tactics of using Social Security cuts in exchange for lifting the debt limit? The single biggest government account holding federal debt is the Social Secur ...
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Time To Close The Social Security Tax Loophole?
Congress recently enacted legislation that ended two so-called Social Security benefit “loopholes” — known as “file and suspend” and “restricted application.” Details about the changes, which affect some married couples ...
Strengthen Social Security – Close The Social Security Tax Loophole?
Congress recently enacted legislation that ended two so-called Social Security benefit “loopholes” — known as “file and suspend” and “restricted application.” Details about the changes, which affect some married couples ...
Medicare Proposes Tying Drug Costs to Effectiveness
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced plans to test new ways to rein in costs of some of the nation’s most expensive drugs, like cancer and rheumatoid arthritis treatments, that are admi ...
Supreme Court Decision Expected On Obama Immigration Plan
Mary Johnson, Editor The upcoming Supreme Court decision on President Obama’s immigration action could have significant consequences for Social Security and Medicare. The president’s immigration policy changes would ...
Benefit Bulletin: June 2016
Can You Identify Medicare Fraud In This Story? A few weeks after a 90-year old woman was moved into an assisted living facility, her daughter was surprised to be told that her mother was a good candidate for hospice. ...
Legislative Update: June 2016
Where Do The Candidates Stand On Social Security & Medicare? By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst Where exactly do the candidates stand on Social Security and Medicare — the two issues that matter most to o ...
Congressional Corner: Without Financial or Medical Hardship
By Representative Mike Kelly (PA-3) As a representative of thousands of senior citizens in Western Pennsylvania, and as a senior myself, I strongly believe that all Americans should be able to enjoy their golden years ...
Ask the Advisor: June 2016
Did Members of Congress Give Themselves a Raise this Year? Q: I keep getting email about the pay that Members of Congress receive. Did Members of Congress give themselves a pay raise this year? I’ve read that they ...
Q & A: June 2016
Can You Tell Me About The New Social Security Changes? Q: What can you tell me about changes to Social Security that went into effect recently? I’ve read references to benefits that I didn’t know I was entitled to. ...
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