While so much of the news about Congress last week was what they didn’t do, they did manage to pass a bill to keep the government open through Dec. 3. The hope is that the extra time will enable them to come to an agree ...
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TSCL Proposes $1,400 Stimulus for Seniors
Last week TSCL Chairman Rick Delaney sent letters to the leaders of Congress proposing a one-time $1,400 Social Security stimulus payment for seniors. The letter said in part: We’ve heard from thousands of them [senio ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending October 2, 2021
TSCL Proposes $1,400 Stimulus for Seniors Last week TSCL Chairman Rick Delaney sent letters to the leaders of Congress proposing a one-time $1,400 Social Security stimulus payment for seniors. The letter said in pa ...
Loss of Buying Power Report
LOBP Report 10.5.21 ...
Are You Spending Too Much on Your Medicare Coverage?
(Washington, DC) – An estimated 39 million Medicare beneficiaries spend up to 29 percent of their Social Security benefits on healthcare costs, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “That’s a h ...
Medicare and Medicaid Will Pay for Covid Booster Shots
Late last week it was announced that Medicare and Medicaid will pay the full cost of Covid-19 booster shots with no co-pays for everyone on their rolls. In addition, Walgreens has started to give booster shots for Cov ...
Changes in Medicare Benefits Uncertain
One of the controversies being fought over is what changes to make in Medicare, including coverage of dental, vision and hearing benefits. According to one report, Democrats remain especially divided on that Medicare pi ...
Congress Struggles to Meet Looming Deadlines
One of the most accurate things you can say about Congress last week and this current week is that things are fluid. As we reported last week, the Democratic majority is fighting among themselves over what they want i ...
Update for Week Ending September 25, 2021
Congress Struggles to Meet Looming Deadlines One of the most accurate things you can say about Congress last week and this current week is that things are fluid. As we reported last week, the Democratic majority is ...
More Funding Sought for Home Health Care
One of the programs President Biden supported during his campaign for was for expanding home and community-based care for the elderly and disabled and improving conditions for the poorly paid workers who give that care. ...
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