NEWS RELEASE January 15, 2019 (Washington, DC) An expiring provision of law that affects what Medicare Part D beneficiaries must spend out-of-pocket will significantly increase the financial burden of people with ...
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Retirees’ Secret Christmas Wish — Keeping Warm This Winter Home Heating Costs 26.2% More for the 2018–2019 Season New List of Rising Retiree Costs From The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) Gift certificates for home-heating oil are likely to be among the most appreciated gift you can give this holiday, says The Senior Citizens League. “That’s because it will cost many Americans roughly 26 ...
Tax Cuts to Expire Affects People With the Highest Healthcare Costs
(Washington, DC) – One of the first tax cuts to expire under the recent tax law is likely to disproportionately affect older taxpayers and others with the highest healthcare costs starting in 2019, says The Senior Citize ...
List of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions
List of Expiring Federal Tax Provisions ...
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 ...
Drug Price Comparison ...
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 ...
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