TSCL supporters have clear preferences when it comes to options to deal with Social Security and Medicare's growing deficits. The Senior Citizens League's 2014 Survey drew more than 2,500 responses that highlight opinio ...
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Legislative Update: August 2014
Ten Questions To Ask At Your Next Townhall By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Members of Congress have adjourned for a month-long recess, and most of them will be busy preparing for the upcoming elections by ...
Best Ways to Save: August 2014
Is This Collectible Or Am I Hoarding Junk? Whether you’re running out of space, thinking about moving, liquidating an estate, or just needing to raise cash, it may be time to sell some of your stuff. But how do you ...
Ask The Advisor: Why Are My Out-of-Pocket Costs So High?
Why Are My Out-of-Pocket Costs So High? Q: Although my Medicare Advantage Plan did not raise premiums much over the past two years, I discovered that I had to pay considerably more out-of-pocket than I expected to th ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Medicare Part B SSI Deduction
Why Is Social Security Deducting Premiums For Medicare When My Son Gets Medicaid? Q: My 40-year old son is disabled with cerebral palsy and lives with me. He was receiving a $721 a month SSI payment and Medicaid. W ...
U.S. Treasury Seizes Tax Refunds For Old Social Security Debts
The Social Security Administration recently called a halt to a controversial effort to collect debts that were more than 10 years old. For the past three years the government has confiscated tax refunds of hundreds of t ...
Healthcare Costs Taking More Than One-Third of Social Security Benefits for Many Seniors
By Mary Johnson Here's a stark finding — 44% of seniors responding to TSCL's 2014 Annual Senior Survey say they spend more than one-third of their Social Security benefits on healthcare costs. Included in that number ...
“Administrative Amnesty” Gives Work Authorized SSNs to Known Illegals
An immigration program launched by the Obama Administration two years ago has issued valid, work-authorized Social Security numbers to about 600,000 applicants who attest to be in the country illegally. The program, kno ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2014
How Much Do You Know About Long-Term Care Costs? Not only are there wide - spread misconceptions about the costs of long-term care services, but few seniors are setting aside funds to address those needs, according to ...
Legislative Update: July 2014
Are Higher Costs Coming For Medicare Advantage Enrollees? By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Back in February, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that Medicare's pr ...
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