Last Friday the House of Representatives completed the last Congressional action needed to pass the historic legislation that will, finally, lower some prescription drug prices. The bill has been sent to the President ...
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Week Ending August 13, 2022
House Passes Historic Legislation to Lower Drug Prices Last Friday the House of Representatives completed the last Congressional action needed to pass the historic legislation that will, finally, lower some prescripti ...
TSCL in the News
TSCL has become the “go to” place for many reporters who write about senior issues, including estimates of the annual Social Security COLA for seniors each year. Today, the Washington Post, in an article about how sen ...
Senate (Finally) Passes Historic Bill to Lower Seniors’ Drug Costs
After over a year of negotiations and near-death experiences, the Senate has managed to pass historic legislation that could, among several other things, lower prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. If passe ...
Week Ending August 6, 2022
Senate (Finally) Passes Historic Bill to Lower Seniors’ Drug Costs After over a year of negotiations and near-death experiences, the Senate has managed to pass historic legislation that could, among several other thin ...
WEP/GPO Update
On Friday, July 29, 2022 The Senior Citizens League participated in a Press Conference with Representatives Abigail Spanberger and Rodney Davis to show support for H.R. 82 The Social Security Fairness Act. This bipart ...
Good News: Part D Premiums Projected Slightly Lower Next Year
Last Friday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the average basic monthly premium for standard Medicare Part D coverage is projected to be approximately $31.50 in 2023. This expected amo ...
Bill Introduced to Give Better Social Security COLA
A bill has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) that would, among other things, change the formula that Social Security would use to determine the annual COLA. The formula would use a formula ...
Senate may Vote this Week to Lower Prescription Drug Prices
The drama over reducing prescription drug prices grabbed the headlines last week when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced they had reached agreement on legislation that ...
Week Ending July 30, 2022
Senate may Vote this Week to Lower Prescription Drug Prices The drama over reducing prescription drug prices grabbed the headlines last week when Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D- ...