Reforming Medicare: How Can We Keep It Affordable? Congress has debated a number of proposals that would shift a greater share of Medicare's costs to beneficiaries in recent years. Some of those proposals are likely t ...
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U.S. Ranks Lower Than Slovenia For Generosity Of Social Security Benefits
How generous are U.S. Social Security benefits, and how likely are today's retirees to enjoy a secure retirement? Some Members of Congress and policy makers say that retirees and disabled beneficiaries are "over paid." T ...
White House Says Illegal Immigrants Could Receive Social Security, Medicare
President Obama recently announced a series of Executive Actions to protect an estimated 4.9 million illegal immigrants from deportation. This month the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service is expected to start takin ...
F.A.Q. What Does “Executive Action” On Immigration Have To Do With Social Security and Medicare?
President Obama set off a firestorm of controversy announcing an ambitious set of “executive actions” to protect illegal immigrants from deportation. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office recently released a repor ...
What’s Your Social Security Benefit Missing? About $113 A Month
Beneficiaries received a 1.7% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) this month, making 2015 the sixth year of exceptionally low COLA growth. With the average monthly Social Security payment hovering around $1,090, the annual ...
How Thousands Qualify For Social Security With No Social Security Number
Month after month, year after year, unbeknownst to most of the public, thousands of people with no Social Security number are receiving Social Security benefits. The beneficiaries don't qualify for benefits based on thei ...
Patients Sent Home Quicker and Sicker From Hospitals — Are Medicare Penalties to Blame?
By Mary Johnson Anyone who has spent time in the hospital knows the feeling of shock at how short the stays have become. Hospitalizations more than a day or two in length are rare. Patients who have surgery, hooked up ...
Benefit Bulletin: January 2015
Is The Government Manipulating COLAs? Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLAs) have languished at exceptionally low levels in recent years. Administration officials and economists point to the sluggish economy and recent ec ...
TSCL Grassroots Spotlight
Gino Grosso Speaks Out On the COLA "Seniors need to get organized," says Gino Grosso of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Too many feel they can't do anything about low COLAs. People are very resigned." Recently Gino wa ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: January 2015
Q: I turn 65 in two months. I recently received my Medicare card and a letter stating that I might be eligible for Extra Help with prescriptions. I'm going to apply, but I'm still worried. My Social Security benefit is o ...
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