Beware of Obamacare Scams! There's a huge amount of confusion about the new healthcare reform marketplaces and the start of Obamacare. That creates all sorts of new opportunities for scams. TSCL has learned that some ...
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How Much Do You Know About Medicare?
Take A Quiz Medicare remains a target of budget cuts in Washington as political leaders and other policy makers consider potential changes to the program. How much do you know about Medicare, the people it serves, the ...
Legislative Update: October 2013
By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Each year, Medicare and Medicaid – two of the government's largest and most financially strapped programs – lose tens of billions of dollars to fraud, waste, and abuse. Deficit ...
Benefit Bulletin: October 2013
Program Helps With Heating Costs But Don't Wait to Apply Research shows that people over the age of 65 are more vulnerable to heating-related health risks. That's why it's so important to have adequate heat in the win ...
If Immigration Really Shores Up Social Security and Medicare, Then Why The Press to Cut Benefits?
Mary Johnson, editor Advocates of immigration reform say that more immigration would help shore up Social Security and Medicare because the programs need more workers. But some of the same people, including President ...
Medicare Cuts Still On Table
The House is working on bipartisan Medicare legislation that would increase premiums and out-of-pocket spending for millions of beneficiaries. The legislation contains three changes proposed in President Obama’s fiscal 2 ...
COLAs Go Flat, Seniors May Get 1.7% COLA In 2014
By Mary Johnson, Editor Don't expect much growth in Social Security benefits next year. According to consumer price index data, Social Security and other adjusted benefit payments will probably stay pretty flat. With ...
Doctors Fraudulently Prescribe Addictive Drugs, Bill Medicare
Too many doctors are prescribing large quantities of narcotics and addictive drugs that may be finding their way onto the streets, or putting patients at risk of addiction. The doctors, in turn, are accepting kickbacks a ...
Amendment Would Save Social Security And Medicare Billions, CBO Says
The Senate's immigration reform bill would make illegal immigrants wait 13 years to gain citizenship, and access federal benefit programs. But it turns out some may benefit sooner. According to the Congressional Budget O ...
Benefit Bulletin: September 2013
Willingness To Preserve Trusted Senior Programs Link People Together Wow – September is upon us! Where does the time go? Speaking of time, I cannot believe that my three years as the Chairman of TSCL is drawing ...