May Signal Zero COLA for 2016 An unusually steep drop in inflation has slightly improved the buying power of Social Security benefits this year — by about 9%. But despite the temporary improvement, Social Security ben ...
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SSA Can’t Estimate Financial Impact Of Illegal Work On Future Social Security Costs
By Mary Johnson, editor The fate of President Obama’s controversial executive action on immigration remains tied up in court. The potential long-term financial impact of the actions on Social Security and Medicare rem ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2015
Patients Saying “No Thank You” To Medicare/Medicaid Managed Care Last fall Susan Gross of Barboursville, Virginia, received notification that her disabled son Andrew, who was born with cerebral palsy and is now age 42 ...
Legislative Update: July 2015
Congress Passes “Doc Fix” By Jessie Gibbons, Senior Policy Analyst After more than a decade of failed attempts to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) – the flawed formula that sets payment rates fo ...
Congressional Corner: Windfall Elimination Provision And Government Pension Offset Punishing Public Sector Employees
Rep. Rodney Davis (IL-13) The United States consistently lags behind countries like China, South Korea, and others in education, placing us 26th in math, and 21st in science, out of 34 countries. As we work to improve ...
Best Ways To Save: July 2015
Make Better Retirement Decisions With These Eight Resources Informed decisions make the difference in helping Social Security and retirement savings last as long as you do. TSCL has created a new online Retirement Re ...
Ask The Advisor: July 2015
Help! My Mentally Disabled Brother Was Target Of A Predatory Auto Loan! Q: My brother, age 65, is cognitively impaired. He can’t read or understand finances, but he’s married, able to work and earns a modest living. H ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: July 2015
After Surgery What Can I Do About Unexpected Bills? Q: I’m new to Medicare and recently had surgery. I’ve received several unexpected bills, including one for $1,100 from the anesthesiologist. I thought these costs w ...
An Obamacare Repeal Would Increase Beneficiaries’ Part D Costs
A total repeal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, known to most as “Obamacare,” forms a key component of budget plans recently passed by the U.S. House and Senate. But so far there’s been little discussion about the negati ...
Activism After Retirement
Mahal May For some people, retirement years are just as busy as work years. That’s the case for 68-year old activist Mahal May. She does the hula and belly dances with the “Showstoppers,” a group of more than 45 “chr ...
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