The recent decision by a federal judge in Texas to declare Obamacare unconstitutional is likely to become the center of a lengthy legal battle that could reach the Supreme Court. If the decision to strike down Obamacare ...
Category: Issues
Higher Taxation of Social Security Among Options to Reduce the Deficit
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently reviewed a proposal that would boost the taxable amount of Social Security benefits, as one of the options for Congress to consider to reduce the federal deficit. The propo ...
67% of Older Americans Support Eliminating Social Security’s Waiting Periods
More than 10,000 people died waiting for a disability decision from the Social Security Administration in 2017. The rising death toll coincides with the growing backlog of people awaiting a decision about their eligibil ...
Can We Depend On the Social Security Trust Fund?
Mary Johnson, editor Since enactment 84 years ago, Social Security has been the most reliable source of retirement income that most retirees have. That said, our current Social Security program has a funding imbalanc ...
S. 269, Social Security 2100 Act
If adopted, S. 269 would strengthen and reform the Social Security program by providing beneficiaries with a 2 percent benefit boost, basing cost-of-living adjustments on the CPI-E, creating a new minimum benefit set at ...
H.R. 860, Social Security 2100 Act
If adopted, H.R. 860 would strengthen and reform the Social Security program by providing beneficiaries with a 2 percent benefit boost, basing cost-of-living adjustments on the CPI-E, creating a new minimum benefit set a ...
H.R. 576, Seniors Have Eyes, Ears, and Teeth Act
If adopted, H.R. 576 would expand Medicare coverage to include eyeglasses, hearing aids, and dental care. Representative Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40) introduced H.R. 576 on January 15, 2019. It has since been referre ...
S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
If adopted, S. 99 would provide for the negotiation of lower covered Part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medicar ...
H.R. 448, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act
If adopted, H.R. 448 would provide for the negotiation of lower covered Part D drug prices on behalf of Medicare beneficiaries and the establishment of a formulary by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under Medi ...
S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act
If adopted, S. 62 would allow the Secretary of Health and Human Services to negotiate fair prescription drug prices under Part D of the Medicare program. Senator Amy Klobuchar (MN) introduced S. 62 on January 9, 2019. ...
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