Washington, DC) – How is the pandemic affecting retirement savings? Forty - eight percent of retirees with retirement accounts say that their savings have not recovered pre-pandemic levels, according to a new survey by ...
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More Veterans Could Get Covid-19 Vaccinations
There is a misconception that all veterans can get health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. But that is not true. To get health care there a veteran must have a VA-rated disability. TSCL has many vete ...
Legislation to Control Drug Prices Possible This Year?
Legislation to Control Drug Prices Possible This Year? Given the above story about how Medicare users pay so much more for drugs than Medicaid users, could this be the year we finally win? According to an article i ...
Medicare Pays More for Drugs than Medicaid
Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that revealed Medicare outpatient plans are three times more expensive for the same drugs as those covered by Medicaid. According to Bloomberg News, “B ...
Update February 20, 2021
Medicare Pays More for Drugs than Medicaid Last week the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a report that revealed Medicare outpatient plans are three times more expensive for the same drugs as those covered b ...
New Concern About Cuts to Medicare
A report came out this weekend about the possibility of new major cuts to Medicare. This could result because of Senate rules about how many votes it takes to pass legislation. Because just one Senator can stall legi ...
High Cost of Prescription Drugs – More than Just Prices
A new study has found that it is more than prices that are high when it comes to so many prescription drugs. According to Modern Healthcare newsletter, “A $10.40 increase in out-of-pocket costs per prescription was asso ...
Monday Holidays
This week most members of the House and Senate are back in their districts or states meeting with constituents or otherwise conducting business there. A few have stayed in Washington to take part in hearings that are sc ...
Update for February 13, 2021
Monday Holidays This week most members of the House and Senate are back in their districts or states meeting with constituents or otherwise conducting business there. A few have stayed in Washington to take part in h ...
People Born In 1960 Face Permanent Social Security Benefit Reductions
Washington, DC) – About 4 million people who turn 61 this year could be facing a deep hit to their Social Security benefits when they retire, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “This is caused by a flaw in the Soc ...
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