Out – Of – Pocket Costs Catch You By Surprise? How To Avoid "Sticker Shock" By Mary Johnson, editor If you’re suffering "sticker shock" from higher co-pays and co-insurance than expected, chances are it might be d ...
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Benefit Bulletin: February 2014
Before Obamacare "Glitch," There Was The Notch Glitch Obamacare is not the first government program in which major implementation glitches had disastrous consequences for large numbers of beneficiaries. In 1977 chang ...
Next Obamacare Problem: New Coverage May Not Kick In
By Mary Johnson, editor Obamacare troubles are far from over, as many consumers who thought they had new coverage are beginning to learn the hard way. Many of the problems stem from continued health exchange dysfunct ...
Is Growth in Social Security Disability Due to Aging Baby Boomers or Scam?
The Social Security Disability Trust Fund (SSDI) is rapidly closing in on becoming the first of the two Social Security Trust Funds to become fully insolvent. The disability trust fund, which is separate from the one th ...
Congress Picks Up Debate Over Benefit Cuts
After leaving major decisions on Social Security and Medicare cuts to the New Year, Members of Congress are returning to pick up their debate over entitlements and taxes. With the looming insolvency of the Social Securi ...
Immigration Reform Battle Moves Into New Year
Pressure on Congress is ramping up for immigration legislation that provides a "clear path to citizenship" for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. House GOP Members are reportedly working on several immigration b ...
Obamacare Opens, Millions Lose Health Insurance — Including Me
By Mary Johnson, editor Obamacare wasn't open for more than 30 days before two million people had lost their healthcare coverage – triple the number who were able to enroll up to that point. Unfortunately, I was ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2014
TSCL Welcomes Strong New Voice For Seniors, Ed Cates TSCL recently welcomed Ed Cates as the new Chairman of its all-volunteer Board of Directors. Here are a few of his thoughts on key issues that TSCL will be working ...
Get Out Of Our Way!
WWII Vets Break Through Shutdown Barriers During the recent government shutdown, a group of feisty World War II vets managed to do what Congress failed miserably to do for another 15 days – reopen a part of our ...
TSCL Member Remembers
My Friend Paris Contributed by John Seavers Most of us know someone involved in World War II. Mine was one of my best friends in high school – a guy with a novel first name – Paris. Paris Palmer, was p ...
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