Social Security recipients will get 2% cost-of-living (COLA) adjustment effective January 2018. But despite it being the largest increase in five years, the news is being met with frustration from millions of retiree ho ...
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Benefit Bulletin: July 2016
Family Caregivers Need Credit At age 62, Susan Gross of Barboursville, Virginia, is nearing retirement age, but has no plans to stop working yet. High prescription costs and the need to provide care for a disabled adu ...
Ask The Advisor: December 2014
Have Healthcare Costs Really Slowed Down Due to Obamacare? Q: We've read that healthcare costs have slowed down and that Obamacare is responsible. Is there any data to confirm this? My husband and I have Medicare, but ...
Congressional Corner: It’s Time To Invest In The Direct-Care Workforce
By Representative Matt Cartwright (17-PA) Currently, 62 percent of Americans ages 65 and older suffer from multiple chronic conditions which require person-centered, coordinated care. Direct Care Workers (DCWs), such ...
White House Action On Immigration Comes With Hidden Long-term Costs to Social Security, Warns The Senior Citizen League
Alexandria, VA: White House action that provides work authorization and Social Security numbers for unauthorized immigrants comes with hidden, but significant, long – term costs, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Warns: White House Action On Immigration Could Give Social Security To Known Illegals
Alexandria, VA: President Obama is considering Executive action soon that would bypass Congress on immigration. A White House initiative that supplies green cards and work - authorized Social Security numbers to undocume ...
The Two Medicare Fixes That Seniors Hate Most
Alexandria, VA: An overwhelming majority of seniors oppose two Medicare changes that are among the most widely - discussed reforms in Congress, according to a new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Eighty-one ...
Benefit Bulletin: June 2014
Will It Work? New Program Hopes To Lower Costs Of Caring For Low-Income Seniors An experimental new program will affect the healthcare coverage of low-income seniors in 17 states over the next three years. Participati ...
Majority Of Seniors Think Affordable Care Act Not So Affordable
Majority Of Seniors Think Affordable Care Act Not So Affordable New Survey Released By The Senior Citizens League Alexandria, VA: A large majority of seniors think that the costs of new health plans und ...
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