The January CPI-W (Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) came in at 2.9%. That’s higher than the inflation trends indicated last month based on December CPI-W data. Based on this trend, The ...
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January 2024
While this update covers what happened in Washington during January regarding issues important to seniors, it also will report on the upcoming events and issues that seniors should be aware of as we enter February. Co ...
Press Brief 1.17.24 Inflation Rate Starts Year Higher than COLA, But Big Drop Ahead
For immediate release: January 16, 2024 Inflation Rate Starts Year Higher than COLA, But Big Drop Ahead Millions of Social Security beneficiaries are facing an inflation rollercoaster this year. At the same tim ...
December 2023
December 2023 Update ...
Lowering Drug Prices at the top of HHS Agenda this Year
The costs of prescription drugs and working to lower them will be among the top health issues facing the Biden administration in 2024, with Supreme Court activity, drugmaker lawsuits, and other hurdles expected to compli ...
The U.S. Health Care Spending Exceeds Six Countries Combined
According to a report in StatNews, “… the U.S. government spent more on health care last year than the governments of Germany, the U.K., Italy, Spain, Austria, and France combined spent to provide universal health care c ...
Medicare Transparency Bill Passes in the House
One of the few things the House of Representatives managed to accomplish in 2023 was the passage on December 11 of H.R. 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act, a bipartisan healthcare bill that would impose new tra ...
Important Legislation Congress Failed to Pass
As has become usual in recent years, Congress failed to pass the legislation needed to fund the federal government for the new fiscal year 2024. They didn’t pass much else, either. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy rebuked ...
Press Brief 12.12.2023 Two-thirds of Seniors Say Household Budget 10% Higher Than a Year Ago
For immediate release: December 12, 2023 Two-thirds of Seniors Say Household Budget 10% Higher Than a Year Ago Sticky Inflation Worst For Many High-Ticket Senior Costs More than two-thirds of older adults say thei ...
November 2023
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Monthly Washington Update for the end of November 2023 Biden Administration Takes Another Step Toward Lowering Drug Prices The Biden administration has determined that it has the aut ...
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