If You Can’t Afford Your Medicare Part B Costs, Apply for a Medicare Savings Program The Medicare Part B premium for doctors and hospital outpatient…
The Social Security Administration recently announced that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will raise benefits by 2.8% for 2019. The average retirement benefit of $1,400…
Easier Said Than Done: Public Unconvinced That Medicaid Spending Should Be Cut By Chairman Art “Coop” Cooper About one in five older and disabled Medicare…
(Washington, DC) – Despite receiving the largest Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) in five years, the majority of retired and disabled beneficiaries will…
Medicare Trustees recently said that in 2017, Medicare Part B and Part D premiums and out-of-pocket costs would take about one-fourth of the average Social…
The new President and Congress are working to repeal the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) — more commonly known as Obamacare. The healthcare law included…
In the debate over rising healthcare costs, attention has focused on people age 50 to 64 who are among those with the highest premiums, deductibles,…
By Mary Johnson, editor Raising the age at which people become eligible for Medicare has been proposed as a way of reducing future government spending…
Extremely low cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) not only affect Social Security benefits, the 0.3% COLA also affects the amount of Medicare Part B premium people will…
Where the Candidates Stand on Medicare As election day approaches, The Senior Citizens League brings you this guide to the candidates’ positions on Medicare. Here’s…