Ten Questions For Your Next Town Hall Members of Congress and candidates frequently schedule town halls. Voters get an opportunity to ask questions and to learn the candidates’ positions on key issues. Be prepared by ...
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Social Security & Medicare Questions: July 2012
Q: Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he will not enroll in Medicare on his 65th birthday. How does that work? I’ll turn 65 in September and have excellent health coverage that I would prefer to keep. A: Befo ...
Legislative Update: July 2012
Seniors Speak Out: TSCL Delivers Petition Tsunami To Congress By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Analyst This year, we challenged our members to be more vocal than ever about their Social Security and Medicare concerns ...
Congressional Corner: Protect Medicare For Today And Save It For The Future
By Representative Alan Nunnelee (MS-1) Protecting Medicare for current beneficiaries and saving it for future generations is one of my most important responsibilities as a Member of Congress. It is no secret that demo ...
Ask the Advisor: July 2012
What is the status of the Social Security Totalization Agreement With Mexico? Q: Could you tell me the status of the Social Security agreement with Mexico? There hasn’t seemed to be much news about it recently. If we ...
Thieves Stealing Social Security Disability Benefits While Insolvency Looms
With the help of his now deceased mother, Anthony George obtained a second Social Security Number under the fictitious name of Sonny Fisher in 1982. Using his fake identity, in 1993 he applied for disability benefits und ...
Advisory Commission Draft Calls For A Medicare Benefit Redesign
By Mary Johnson Should seniors with Medigap supplements that provide “first dollar coverage” be required to pay more up-front? Should Medicare continue to pay for services based on medical necessity, or should the gov ...
Cost Of Social Security Benefits Based On Illegal Work?
New TSCL Report: $994.8 Billion in Wages In SSA’s Earnings Suspense File While employment plunged at the height of the recession in 2009, new data from the Social Security Administration (SSA) suggests that millions o ...
Benefit Bulletin: June 2012
“Tough Choices” — Payroll Tax Cut For Illegals Or Notch Reform? “Tough choices.” When referring to reducing the Social Security deficit, those tough choices boil down to just two choices — raising taxes or cutting ben ...
Best Ways to Save: Four Secrets To Maximizing Your Social Security Benefit
The majority of seniors depend on Social Security for at least half of their income. Given its importance to your budget, it’s critical to get the biggest benefit that you’re entitled to. Most seniors don’t know how, and ...