This week, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill and resumed work on a stopgap funding measure for fiscal year 2015, which begins on October 1st. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw support grow for three key ...
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Legislative Update for Week Ending September 5, 2014
Action remained slow on Capitol Hill this week as the August recess continued. Month-long Recess Nears End Members of the House and Senate remained in their home states and districts this week for the final days of ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 29, 2014
Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts this week as the August recess continued. Month-long Recess Continues Members of the House and Senate remained in recess this week, and lawmakers in b ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 22, 2014
This week, action on Capitol Hill remained slow as the August recess continued. Lawmakers Remain in Recess The month-long August recess continued this week, and Members of the House and Senate remained in their hom ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 15, 2014
Action on Capitol Hill was slow this week as Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts for the August recess. August Recess Continues The month-long August recess continued this week, and Memb ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 8, 2014
This week, Members of Congress returned to their home states and districts to begin the month-long August recess. August Recess Begins On Monday, Members of the House and Senate traveled to their home states and di ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending August 1, 2014
This week, the Trustees of the Social Security and Medicare programs released their annual reports on the long-term financial status of the trust funds. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its suppor ...
H.R. 4998, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act
If signed into law, the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act would prevent Medicare Advantage plans from dropping physicians from their networks during the middle of the year, and it would require them to fi ...
S. 2552, Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act
If signed into law, the Medicare Advantage Participant Bill of Rights Act would prevent Medicare Advantage plans from dropping physicians from their networks during the middle of the year, and it would require them to fi ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending July 25, 2014
This week, one House Subcommittee met to discuss the future of the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, and The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) legislative team met with several Members of Congress and their top aides. In ...