By Mary Johnson, Editor After receiving no annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this year, many people who depend on Social Security are experiencing greater difficulties affording rising Medicare and other rising ...
Category: Issues
It’s NOT Too Late For An Emergency COLA
Two months into the New Year, seniors, veterans, and other retirees still haven’t received any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2016. For the third time in only 7 years, more than 70 million people are going without ...
Retirees Worry Over Spiking Drug Costs, Says The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) – Anxiety of older Americans over steep cost increases of prescription drugs is at the highest level since the start of Medicare Part D a decade ago, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). Since ...
Time To Pass An Emergency COLA
(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, ...
Strengthen Social Security: In the Mean Time Pass An Emergency COLA
(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, ...
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, “ ...
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