By Alex Moore Medicare just punished drug companies for increasing the price of medicine faster than inflation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) identified 64 drugs whose prices outpaced inflation ...
Category: Other Issues
Benefits Bulletin: How Much Would Seniors Save If the U.S. Eliminates Taxes on Social Security Income
By Edward Cates, Chair, TSCL President Trump laid out a major new policy proposal in December on his social media platform, Truth Social. “SENIORS SHOULD NOT PAY TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY!” he wrote, suggesting that he w ...
Biden Proposal to Expand Medicare Access to Weight Loss Drugs Hangs in the Balance
By Alex Moore In November, former President Biden proposed expanding anti-obesity drugs, like Wegovy, for people with Medicare and Medicaid coverage. These drugs are currently only covered for people who use them to t ...
Tax Season and Your Social Security Benefits
By Edward Cates, Chairman, TSCL It’s already February, which means that this year’s tax deadline of April 15 is just a few short weeks away. For many Social Security recipients, especially people who have just starte ...
Best Ways to Save: December 2021
Do You Know the Costs of Providing Care at Home? Here’s a List From Someone Who Knows Most older adults want to age in place and stay in their own homes as they grow older. But doing so takes a major commitment on t ...
Legislation Recently Endorsed By TSCL: Protecting Patients with Pre-Existing Conditions & Improving Medigap Coverage
From the office of Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) Legislation that would prohibit discriminatory pricing and coverage denials for patients seeking supplemental Medigap coverage was recently introduced by Represe ...
Benefit Bulletin: October/November 2021
Should Congress Consider A Special Stimulus Check For Seniors? By Rick Delaney, TSCL Chairman Meeting even routine household expenses has been a big challenge for older households, even prior to the COVID-19 pandem ...
Q & A: September 2021
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. ...
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