U.S. Representatives Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Zach Nunn (R-Iowa) have recently introduced bipartisan, bicameral (House & Senate) legislation to require pharmaceutical companies to disclose the price of their dr ...
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Medicare Open Enrollment Period Has Begun
In case you haven’t heard, the Medicare open enrollment period has started, and it runs through Dec. 7. This is when Medicare enrollees can make changes to their coverage effective for the 2024 plan year, including cha ...
October 2023
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Monthly Washington Update for the end of October 2023 Medicare Open Enrollment Period Has Begun In case you haven’t heard, the Medicare open enrollment period has started, and it run ...
80 Percent of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection
For Release: October 13, 2023. 80 Percent of Retirees Want Better Inflation Protection — Medicare Part B Premium Increase Proves Us Wrong, And We’re Relieved! The 3.2% Social Security cost of living adjustm ...
2024 COLA 3.2%
2024 COLA Announcement ...
Help With Prescription Drug Costs
Consumer Reports magazine recently published an article about what can be done if the cost of your prescription medication goes up. Under President Biden’s 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, vaccinations, including the shi ...
Government to Monitor Medicare Advantage Ads
With the Medicare open enrollment season soon upon us, ‘tis the season for Medicare Advantage ads again. Because of that, TSCL participated in a video conference on Sept. 20 sponsored by KFF (formerly the Kaiser Famil ...
Senate Bi-Partisan Bill to Rein in PBMs
Last week, Sens. Ron Wyden (R-Ore) and Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) introduced a bill that follows up on the Senate Finance Committee action in July mentioned above. The bill is called the Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Account ...
New Bi-Partisan Legislation Would Give Greater Transparency
Despite all the recent drama at the leadership level, the bitter polarization, and the inability to pass funding legislation, there is some work getting done in Congress with the support of both parties. In late Septe ...
Disarray in the House of Representatives
Anyone paying any attention to the news knows the drama in Congress, specifically in the House of Representatives. For the first time in American history, a Speaker of the House has been removed from that position by his ...