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The Social Security and Medicare Advisor Nov-Dec 2024
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Legislative Update for October 2024
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Monthly Washington Update for the end of October 2024 ----- The end of the 2024 election period is upon us, and most people are probably happy about it. As of this writing, we don’t kn ...
Results of the Election Could Have Major Impact on Seniors
No matter which party wins control of Congress, the high cost of drugs remains a hot issue that still needs to be dealt with. In our last update, we gave the list of the ten drugs that the Biden administration negotiated ...
Physicians, on the Other Hand, to Receive Lower Payments
In a separate announcement last week, CMS said that overall Medicare payments to physicians and clinicians will be reduced by an average of 2.93% next year. The increase in payments to surgical centers mentioned above is ...
Medical Facilities to Receive Higher Medicare Payments Next Year …
Last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced, among other things, that general acute care hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers will receive an increase in payments made to them by Medica ...
Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2025 Announced at 2.5%
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2025 Announced at 2.5% The Social Security Administration announced that 2025’s COLA will be 2.5 percent on October 10. On average, ret ...
With One Month Left, COLA for 2025 Forecast at 2.5%
For Immediate Release: September 11, 2024 With One Month Left, COLA for 2025 Forecast at 2.5% According to The Senior Citizens League The TSCL Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) model predicts that the ...
August 2024
Congress returns to Washington this month in a race to fund the government, a race that they have lost regularly year after year. It doesn’t seem to matter which party is in control, and they just can’t get their work do ...
Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right?
Think your Medical Bill isn’t quite Right? It Might Pay to Ask Some Questions According to an article in Statnews: If you get a medical bill that you’re worried about, you should probably try to fight it, according ...
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