Medicare Advantage plans have overcharged Medicare by almost $30 billion in recent years, but so far officials have only recovered a small fraction of that money. The federal government has announced it is stepping up e ...
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Social Security Benefits Estimated to Increase by 1.6% in 2020
By Mary Johnson, editor The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be announced October 10th and, according to the latest consumer price index data, it’s likely to be considerably low ...
Social Security COLA Drops to 1.6 Percent For 2020
(Washington, DC) The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2020 will be considerably lower than the 2.8 percent COLA received this year, according to a new estimate from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
How Should Medicare Negotiate Drug Costs? Here’s What You Told Us:
The United States pays the highest drug prices of any developed nation in the world. We asked participants in our 2019 Senior Survey to evaluate three leading proposals that would allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices ...
Q & A: September 2019
Who Notifies Social Security When Someone Dies? Q: My grandfather passed away two months ago at 89, and my step-grandmother (who is 85) is having problems with dementia. Her son, (my step-uncle), who has power-of-a ...
Ask the Advisor: September 2019
How Would Importing Prescription Drugs From Other Countries Help People in Part D Plans? Q: In the debate over lowering prescription drug prices, I see frequent mention of allowing importation of drugs from other cou ...
Legislative Update: September 2019
What Could A COLA of No Less Than 3 Percent Mean For You? By Shannon Benton, Executive Director The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) is provided to protect the buying power of Social Security bene ...
Weak Support Among Older Americans For Medicare-For-All. More Support for a Medicare “Buy-In”
As Congress and Democratic candidates debate Medicare-for-all, TSCL’s 2019 Senior Survey finds tepid support among older Americans for expanding Medicare to everyone. On the other hand, our survey found some support for ...
Are You Overpaying for Prescription Drugs? New Analysis Says Yes!
A new analysis of twelve frequently- prescribed drugs illustrates that Medicare recipients frequently overpay for their medications. Because Medicare doesn’t negotiate drug prices, there are wild swings in prices betwee ...
Our Government Thinks Your Cost-of-Living Is Lower This Year — Is It Really?
Mary Johnson, Editor After getting a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year — the highest since 2012 — the COLA for next year could be closer to 1.6%. Earlier this year, the cost of gasoline and oil dragged ...
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