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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. ...
Senator Manchin Says Deal is Needed to “Shore Up” Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin said last week that Congress needs to deal with the nation’s “crippling debt” by making changes to shore up Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs he said are “going ban ...
Senators from both Parties Want to Stop Medicare Payment Cuts
In a related story, a bipartisan group of 46 Senators sent a letter to the Senate leadership asking them to address looming Medicare payment cuts to providers before the new year, when they would take effect. “It is e ...
Congress Plans Post-Election Legislation
As has been the practice for years now, no matter which party controls Congress, it failed to pass the legislation that is needed to fund the government for the next fiscal year, which started Oct. 1. That means that ...
Medicare to Expand Access to Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse
Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies aimed at expanding access to behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment services for Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas. ...
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