With So Much Left to do, Congress takes a Vacation for the Next Six Weeks The members of Congress left town late last week for their annual August recess. However, they left a huge pile of work with little time left to ...
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Press Briefing 7.13.23 – Social Security COLA Estimate for 2024 Climbs to 3%
According to new consumer price data released today, inflation in June continues to slow. Still, the Social Security cost of living adjustment may be slightly higher than estimated one month ago. The Senior Citizens Leag ...
July – August Advisor
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Debt Ceiling Crisis Over – But Will Government Shutdown Be Next?
When Congress returns to work next week, they face another approaching deadline: the end of the fiscal year and the need to keep the federal government operating in FY 2024. The fiscal year for the federal government ...
TSCL is a “Go To” Source by National Media
Once again, TSCL is the source that national reporters go to for information about Social Security and Medicare. In an article titled “Here’s What the Average Social Security Payment Will Be in Summer 2023,” the web ...
GOP Senator Wants More Pressure on PBMs
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) wants to see his party’s leadership turn up the pressure on pharmacy benefit managers. “They talk in such generalities on this subject that it’s difficult for me to tell where they’re comi ...
Ongoing Fight Over Efforts to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
After losing the drug pricing fight on Capitol Hill, PhRMA, the lobbying arm of the big drug companies, is taking its battle to the courts. The pharmaceutical industry’s biggest lobbying group filed a lawsuit challeng ...
Senate Works on Bill to Lower Prescription Drug Costs
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee has passed bipartisan legislation that improves the transparency of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) so patients can know what they’re expected to pay an ...
Social Security, Medicare Threatened Once Again with Cuts
While spending for Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid does not need to be appropriated each year because they are “mandatory spending,” what TSCL is watching this year is authorizing legislation that Congress could ...
June 2023
Congress is not in session this week because of the July 4 holiday. If you had a 4th of July parade in your community, you may have seen your Senators or your Representative in the parade. Riding in parades is something ...
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