The Social Security Administration recently confirmed there wouldn’t be an annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase to benefits next year. This is the third time in seven years that Social Security beneficiaries ...
Category: Issues
Ask The Advisor: November 2015
Can I Get My Old Medicare Supplement Back? Q: I’m in my 80s and I’ve been covered by a Medicare Advantage plan for several years. Recently I had to have a hip replacement and the costs were far greater than I thought ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: November 2015
Do I Need To Keep My Obamacare Plan If I’m Starting Medicare Next Year? Q: I turn 65 in May, but haven’t started Medicare yet. I plan to continue working until 66 — my full retirement age. I currently get my health co ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2015
No Social Security Benefit Increase Next Year? That’s NOT Going To Get Our Votes! Those are the words of Barbara B., a 72-year old resident of the Indianapolis area of Indiana. TSCL believes she’s right. If Congress d ...
Soaring Drug Costs Have More of Us Demanding To Know Why
By Mary Johnson, Editor Over the past year I’ve been horrified to learn about the pricing tactics of what can only be described as the Pharmaceutical Jihad. Anyone with a chronic health condition knows the feeling whe ...
What Happened To Our $2.8 Trillion Social Security Trust Fund?
Looming Debt Limit Stand Off Could Threaten Your Social Security Richard Chamberlin is an 87 - year - old with a mission. A retired Methodist minister living in Lancaster, Kentucky, Chamberlin is concerned about the ...
No COLA! Medicare Part B Premiums Rise 52% Next Year For Some
The Social Security Administration recently confirmed there will be no annual Cost-Of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase to benefits next year. This is the third time since 1975 that Social Security beneficiaries won’t re ...
What Is Your Social Security Check Missing? About $153
(Washington, DC) – Low inflation is striking another blow to the long - term Social Security income of millions of older and disabled Americans, according to a new analysis by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “For the ...
No Annual Cost Of Living Adjustment Expected For Next Year
(Washington, DC) – A new analysis of government price data confirms there won’t be any Social Security cost - of - living adjustment (COLA) next year, according to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). “There’s been a drop ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 22% Of Buying Power Since 2000
(Alexandria, VA) – Social Security beneficiaries have lost 22 percent of their buying power since 2000, according to the 2015 Survey of Senior Costs by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). The findings show a dramatic drop ...
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