New Challenges Ahead By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant The second session of the 113th Congress has just begun, and The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) is gearing up for another busy year. With the November el ...
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Congressional Corner: Protecting Social Security for Retirees and Future Generations
By Rep. Linda Sanchez (CA-38) and Rep. Rush Holt (NJ-12) Social Security is one of our country's greatest success stories. For nearly eight decades it has helped keep seniors out of poverty and given them a sense of i ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Medicare and Moving
Help! Mom Moved In With Us, But Her Medicare Plan Isn't Accepted Here! Q: We recently moved my mom from another part of the state to live with us. She's starting to have memory problems and it's too risky for her to l ...
TSCL Member Spotlight — Mr. & Mrs. Lance Colvin, WA
We are no longer physically able to work, so we're concerned that current Social Security and Medicare benefits and future COLAs will be cut via D.C. shenanigans and slight-of-hand legislation, thus making our financial ...
Social Security and Medicare Cuts Eyed
Take The TSCL Senior Survey! How much will the New Year's 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase your Social Security benefits? How much did your household budget increase over the past 12 months? Your respons ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2013
Be Wary of Scams – If You are Covered By Medicare, Obamacare Doesn't Affect You! Seniors get a lot of phone calls from people trying to sell something, but be especially wary of Obamacare scams. The Medicare Ope ...
Why You Should Be Worried About Medicare Fraud
By Mary Johnson, editor Medicare fraud appears to have taken a terrible new turn. A Michigan cancer doctor, Dr. Farid Fata, was charged with deliberately misdiagnosing patients with cancer in order to justify submitti ...
Legislative Update: November 2013
COLAs Reach All Time Lows At Same Time Seniors Report Expenses Higher Than Ever By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Over the past five years, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has reached an ...
Congressional Corner: November 2013
By Representative Matt Cartwright (PA-17) Physical, psychological, sexual or financial harm against people 65 years of age or older is a significant, serious, and ongoing social justice problem within the United State ...
9% Of Seniors Prefer Checks To Electronic Deposits.
When asked whether you prefer to get your Social Security benefits directly deposited electronically to bank accounts or received by mail, 9 percent of seniors still prefer receiving checks. ...
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