(Washington, DC) – Although Social Security recipients didn’t receive an annual cost – of – living adjustment (COLA) this year, many are reporting that their costs are rising, and household budgets are getting squeezed, ...
Category: Issues
Congress Averts 19% Social Security Disability Benefit Cut
Congress managed to pass a short-term fix to prevent a 19% benefit cut that was due to hit disabled Social Security beneficiaries by the end of this year. The legislation heads off the cut by temporarily transferring som ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2016
Still Working Because You Can’t Afford Your Healthcare Costs? Look Into Medicare Savings Programs More people are working far longer into retirement than they ever thought they would, and healthcare costs are a ma ...
Q & A: January 2016
Q: My husband will be retiring from a large California city police department after more than 35 years of service and entitled to a pension with spousal benefits for me. He did not work long enough under Social Security ...
Congress Rolls Back Medicare Part B Increase of 52%, But No Emergency COLA
The recent battle in Congress over lifting the debt limit contained mostly good news and some not so good news, for disabled and retired Americans. The legislation rolled back an unprecedented 52% spike in Medicare Part ...
Majority Of Retirees Say COLA Should Be Top Priority For Congress
(Washington, DC) – Providing a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2016 should be the next top priority for Congress, according to a new poll of retirees released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). When asked, “ ...
Majority Of Retirees Say Fixing Social Secuirty Should Be Top Priority For Congress
(Washington, DC) – Providing a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2016 should be the next top priority for Congress, according to a new poll of retirees released today by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). When asked, “ ...
Benefit Bulletin: December 2015
Why A Border Wall Won’t Fix Future Social Security’s Immigration Problems Even if Congress were to agree on an immigration plan, walls and deportation alone would not solve Social Security’s immigration problem. That’ ...
Ask The Advisor: December 2015
Why Did I Hit The Doughnut Hole? Q: I recently hit the Medicare Part D doughnut hole for the first time since I enrolled in Medicare in 2010, but I still take the same medications that I did when I first enrolled. My ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: December 2015
How Long Do I Have To Collect Benefits To Make Up For Not Taking Them At 66? Q: I’m reading a lot advice to delay taking Social Security until age 70 in order to let the benefit grow, but it seems to me, that I’m simp ...
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