(Washington, DC) – Sixty - six percent of retirees report spending more than $375 a month on healthcare costs according to a recent survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “That figure is almost one quarter of the ...
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Weekly Update for Week Ending November 7, 2020
Senate Returns to Work this Week The Senate returns to work this week in what is known as a “lame-duck session.” The term refers to the fact that for some members of the current Congress, this will be their last few ...
October 31, 2020
Government Issues New Health Care Cost Transparency Rules In an effort to inject transparency into the obscure costs of health care the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new rules that will requ ...
Will Medicare’s Premium Increase Take Your Social Security COLA?
Washington, DC) – The Medicare Part B premium increase for 2021 may consume a significant portion of the annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) boost for most retirees, warns The Senior Citizens League ( ...
October 24, 2020
New Analysis Says Social Security/Medicare in Worse Shape Now than Earlier This Year Back in April the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their reports with projections of the financial outlook of the pro ...
October 17, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
2021 Cost of Living Adjustment
(Washington, DC) – Social Security checks in 2020 are almost 20 percent lower than they otherwise would be, due to the long term impact of extremely low annual inflation adjustments, according to a new analysis from The ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending October 10, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
Weekly Update for Week Ending October 3, 2020
Despite the coronavirus emergency, TSCL is continuing its fight for you to protect your Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits. We have had to make some adjustments in the way we carry on our work, but we have ...
Are You Paying Too Much for Your Medicare Health and Drug Plans? Find a Better Plan with These Tips from The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) – Chances are high that most retirees are paying too much for their Medicare health and drug plans, says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “Unless you match your needs to the lowest costing plan that s ...
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