This week a lot of important things happened in Washington that have nothing to do with impeachment. Congress voted on funding for the federal government for the rest of the 2020, a public fight broke out between two po ...
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Medicare Premiums Set To Take One Of Biggest Jumps In Years
(Washington, DC) Medicare Part B premiums are getting set to make one of the biggest jumps in 14 years, according to new analysis from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). While the Social Security cost-of-living adjustme ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending December 13, 2019
There is good news this week for seniors regarding Medicare and Social Security. You may have already seen the alert TSCL Chairman Rick Delaney sent out about the new legislation. Yesterday the House passed H.R. 3, The ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending December 6, 2019
You wouldn't know it by watching the news or reading your newspaper but things besides the impeachment hearings are actually happening in Washington. In fact, there are areas in which members of both parties are working ...
Tax on Social Security Benefits of “Wealthy” Retirees Now Affects Half of All Retiree Households
(Washington, DC) Roughly one - half of all retiree households report that a portion of their Social Security benefits are subject to taxation, according to recent survey results from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 29, 2019
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 29, 2019 An urgent story came out on Monday of this week which reported that there is a major problem with the on-line Medicare Cost Finder that millio ...
Legislation Would Boost Average Social Security Benefits By About $70 In Ten Years
(Washington, DC) The average Social Security benefit would increase an additional $30 per month in 2020, if legislation under consideration in the House is signed into law before the end of the year, according to a new ...
The Senior Citizens League Weekly Update for Week Ending November 15, 2019
This week TSCL Board member and Legislative Liaison, Doug Osborne, was in Washington. D.C. Mr. Osborne began his visit by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier for Veteran’s Day with TSCL’s parent organizat ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 8, 2019
Legislative Update for Week Ending November 8, 2019 The high cost of prescription drugs continues to beleaguer seniors, while Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) earned an estimated $22.6 billion in gross profits last ye ...
Millions of Retirees Spend $5,000 Annually on Medicare Premiums
(Washington, DC) An estimated 10 million Medicare beneficiaries who are covered by a Medigap policy and a Part D plan, will spend about $5,000 in 2019 ($416 month) just for Medicare premiums, according to a national sur ...