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Medicare Recipients Can Be Denied Supplemental Medigap Coverage
(Washington, DC) Older adults who are considering dropping their Medicare Advantage plan to return to “traditional” Medicare and a supplemental Medigap policy are urged to get counseling before canceling their health pl ...
More Than 5 Million Social Security Recipients May Not See Any Growth in Net Benefits Despite Highest COLA in Seven Years
(Washington, DC) – More than 5 million Social Security recipients with the lowest benefits are unlikely to see any net growth in their monthly checks after deduction of the Medicare Part B premium in 2019, according to a ...
Social Security COLA Estimated to Be 2.8 Percent
(Washington, DC) – Social Security recipients can look forward to receiving an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of about 2.8 percent in 2019, according to the latest estimate released by The Senior Citizens League ...
Why You Should Compare Medicare Drug Plans
(Washington, DC) – A new analysis of the highest and lowest prices of ten of the most frequently prescribed brand name drugs found extreme price variations among Medicare Part D drug plans, according to a new analysis re ...
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What the Social Security Trust Fund Is Missing From Top Paid U.S. CEOs
(Washington, DC) A new analysis from The Senior Citizens League takes a look at what the Social Security Trust Fund might collect in payroll tax revenues from just a few of the highest paid U.S. workers. “In a samp ...
Using Social Security For Paid Family Leave Undermines Social Security
(Washington, DC) A new proposal to use Social Security to provide paid family leave is a bad deal for families that would undermine Social Security’s financing, warns The Senior Citizens League. The proposal, introduce ...
Growing Number of Retirees Say Healthcare Costs Take Up to One-Half of Their Social Security
(Washington, DC) The portion of Social Security benefits that retirees spent on Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs climbed in 2018 for a growing number of retirees in 2018, according to a recent survey by The Seni ...
79 Percent of Older Voters Think Medicare Should Cover Dental, Vision, and Hearing Services
(Washington, DC) Medicare doesn’t cover routine dental care, vision or hearing services, but a new poll by The Senior Citizens League found that 79 percent of older voters want this to change. “Dental coverage rates dro ...
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