Why Does My Doctor’s Office Need to Call My Insurer Before Scheduling a CT Scan? Q: My pulmonologist ordered a CT scan, but the person scheduling appointments said they first had to check my insurance. Is this correc ...
Congressional Inaction Could Mean Lower Benefits for People Born in 1960
High unemployment during the COVID pandemic of 2020 could cause an estimated 4 million people who were born in 1960 to face permanent reductions to their Social Security benefits, due to a flawed feature of the Social Se ...
Ask the Advisor: July 2021
What Happened to Legislation to Cut Prescription Drug Costs? Q: What is the status of legislation to lower prescription drug costs? I thought this Congress had made cutting the cost of prescription drugs a priority. ...
Benefit Bulletin: July 2021
Social Security Benefits Slowed Amid COVID-19 Deaths Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL The rate of growth in the number of older Americans who receive Social Security has slowed sharply recently, and the dr ...
Legislative Update: June 2021
Congress May Consider Ending Two Provisions That Reduce Social Security Benefits of Public Employees Shannon Benton, Executive Director Two provisions of law, known as the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and G ...
Benefit Bulletin: June 2021
As COVID-19 Cases and Deaths In Long-Term Care Facilities Drop, Families Look Forward To Changing Visitation Requirements By Rick Delaney, Chairman of the Board, TSCL For more than a year, assisted living facilitie ...
How Much Income Do Retirees Actually Have? Is It Enough?
How has the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated concerns among older Americans about maintaining a secure retirement? Social Security alone was never originally intended to be the only source of income in retirement. It is f ...
Did Your Retirement Savings Recover by the End of 2020?
How is the pandemic-caused recession affecting retirement savings? Of those who said they have retirement accounts, 48% said that their retirement savings had not recovered to pre-pandemic levels by December 31, 2020, i ...
Ask the Advisor: March 2021
Will Stimulus Payments Make My Social Security Benefits Taxable? Q: How will the stimulus payments that we received affect our income taxes for 2020? Will this increase the amount of Social Security benefits subject ...
Where Are All The COVID-19 Vaccines?
By Mary Johnson, editor All together now: Raise your hand if you have had trouble figuring out if, when, or where you would get a COVID-19 vaccine! If you have already gotten yours — congratulations! In my rura ...
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