One of the little-known provisions of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act that Congress passed last fall requires all adult vaccines covered under Medicare Part D, like the one for shingles, be covered at no cost i ...
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January 2023
This is our first update of the activities in Washington, D.C., regarding the issues of particular importance to seniors in 2023. As in the past, we will cover the actions of Congress as well as the Biden Administratio ...
Inflation – COLA Update
Press Briefing 01.12.2023 ...
The Social Security and Medicare Advisor – 23.01
The Social Security and Medicare Advisor - January/February 2023 ...
December 2022
Last Update for 2022 This is our last update for 2022. Congress has finished its business for the year and is out of session until the new Congress convenes in January of 2023. Thank you for the ongoing privilege of c ...
Study Shows Hearing Aids Can Reduce Risk of Dementia
As we age, seniors face the reality that dementia is a possibility and that, in some respects, whether we get it or not is out of our hands. Simply getting older is the biggest risk factor, followed by genetics. The g ...
Covid-19 Cases on the Increase
Yes, we are all sick of covid and want to get back to living our lives in a normal way. However, as others have said, covid is not done with us. Although not nearly as severe as in the past couple of years, covid infe ...
New Funding Bill Contains Important Medicare Measures
Following the lead of the Senate, last week the House of Representatives passed a huge bill to fund the federal government for the remainder of the 2023 fiscal year. The information presented below is, to the best of our ...
Medicare Will Cap Insulin At $35 Per Month, But Is Your Prescription Still Covered By Your Plan? Better Check!
(Washington, DC) – The recently enacted Inflation Reduction Act requires Medicare Part D plans to cap insulin costs at $35 per month per covered prescription starting in 2023, but to get the savings, diabetic Medicare be ...
New Senate Report Says Medicare Advantage Ads Mislead Seniors
TSCL has been warning our supporters that all the ads for Medicare Advantage plans that are seen on TV, heard on radio, seen online, or in mail sent to homes are from insurance companies that want to sell their policies. ...