The 113th Congress: A New Opportunity for TSCL By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst After a much-anticipated election and an action-packed lame-duck session, the 113th Congress has officially begun and The Senior ...
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Seniors To Get One of Lowest COLAs Ever to be Paid
Will 1.7% COLAs Become The New Norm? Food, energy, and healthcare costs are climbing, but starting in January Social Security recipients will get one of the lowest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) ever paid — jus ...
Could “Automatic” Medicare Cuts Affect You?
By Mary Johnson Senior voters just endured a tsunami of fact checks, competing truth squads and battling claims over the candidates' plans for Medicare. But post-election reality is setting in and lame duck law ...
Fraud Concerns Grow About Obama’s Illegal Immigration Policy
Obama's new policy for illegal immigrants was recently announced and implemented without Congressional approval. Now questions are growing about the potential for widespread fraud — and with good reason, it seems. Less ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2012
More Experts Say Oldest Seniors Need Benefit Boost —TSCL Continues Push For Notch Reform Amidst the debate over Social Security, a proposal that would benefit seniors over age 85 appears to be winning bipartisan supp ...
Legislative Update: November 2012
TSCL Spearheads Grassroots Town Hall and Petition Drive By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst Social Security and Medicare were at the forefront of this month's election, and with so much at stake, we se ...
Congressional Corner: Let’s Not Cripple Medicare
By Representative Kristi Noem (SD – At Large) Medicare is a program that nearly 50 million seniors and people with disabilities rely on. The critical importance of this program to our seniors cannot be over ...
Best Ways to Save: November 2012
Eight Ways to Lower Your Prescription Costs Starting a new medication can sometimes take you by surprise when drug plans don't cover the drug or charge higher co-pays than you can afford. If you're having trouble cov ...
Ask the Advisor: November 2012
Is The Social Security Totalization Agreement With Mexico Still Pending? Q: Has TSCL learned any new details about the Social Security totalization agreement with Mexico? What happens to the agreement after the elect ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: November 2012
Q: I'm 64 and my estimated retirement benefit isn't very high. I was a stay-at-home mom. I later worked part-time in our family business, but I recently learned that the portion of income due to my work did not get pr ...
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