Tests are underway in up to 26 states to move as many as 3 million “dual eligibles” — people who receive both Medicare and Medicaid — into managed-care health plans. Alexandria, VA - August 11, 2012 -- Low-income seni ...
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Seniors Lose 34 Percent of Their Buying Power Since 2000: 2012 Annual Survey of Senior Costs Finds Expenses Have Increased More Than Twice as Fast as Social Security COLA
May 15, 2012 (Washington, DC) – Seniors have lost more than one-third of their buying power since 2000, according to the Annual Survey of Senior Costs, released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). TSCL is one of ...
New Poll by The Senior Citizens League: 77% of Seniors Oppose New Obama Immigration Policy
Alexandria, VA - August 20, 2012 -- A new immigration policy recently launched by the Obama Administration could backfire when senior voters head for the polls this fall. Seventy-seven percent of Senior Americans do not ...
Social Security COLA May Be Post-Election Deficit-Cutting Target
Alexandria, VA (Oct 16, 2012) Seniors will get one of the lowest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) paid in the past decade next January. But even so, COLAs remain a key target in post-election deficit reduction efforts, ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: October 2012
Q: My 66 year–old husband recently passed away before starting Social Security benefits. I'm 63 and still working. I originally planned to wait until age 66 to start benefits, but I need extra income. Could you ...
Ask the Advisor: Healthcare Reforms and Medicare Advantage
Q: I'm currently enrolled in a good Medicare Advantage plan and I worry about my benefits. I read that the healthcare reform law cut payments to Medicare Advantage plans. Can you tell me how that will affect my costs ...
Beware of Utility-Bill Payment Scam
Beware of a nationwide utility–bill payment scam. Under the scam, a customer may be contacted in person, through fliers, social media or text messages. The scammers claim that President Obama will pay a person's ...
Best Ways to Save: October 2012
One of the Biggest Financial Mistakes You Can Make In Retirement If you're like most Medicare beneficiaries, you rarely make changes to your health or drug plans, but this is one of the biggest financial mistakes you ...
Legislative Update: October 2012
TSCL Calls for End to Payroll Tax Holiday By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst For the past two years, nearly 160 million Americans have enjoyed a two percent Social Security payroll tax holiday, which has result ...
Congressional Corner: Let’s Agree: No Changes to Medicare for Today’s Seniors
By Representative Scott Rigell (VA-2) I am pleased to tell you that earlier this year I introduced House Resolution 680, which expresses the will of the House of Representatives to protect Medicare for Americans 55 an ...