By Representative Matt Cartwright (17-PA) Currently, 62 percent of Americans ages 65 and older suffer from multiple chronic conditions which require person-centered, coordinated care. Direct Care Workers (DCWs), such ...
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Benefit Bulletin: November 2014
Social Security's Looming $230 Per Month Benefit Cut: Where's The Plan To Stop It? The Social Security Disability Trust Fund has about two years left to go before all the reserves in the trust fund are depleted. If Co ...
Immigration Action Planned Behind Closed Doors
By Mary Johnson President Obama announced early last summer that he planned to go around Congressional gridlock and overhaul immigration on his own. Since that time, top administration officials have worked entirely b ...
1.7% COLA Announced For 2015 — How Well Does It Cover Your Rising Costs?
Social Security Benefits Impact Estimated at $4,000 Over Past Five Years For an unprecedented sixth consecutive year, Social Security recipients will get a record low cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) of 1.7% in 2015. ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: WEP and Widow’s Benefits
Q: My Social Security benefits are reduced because I receive a government pension. I started benefits at age 70. My wife worked in a private sector job and started Social Security at 66. If I pass on would her Social Sec ...
What’s Missing From Your 2015 Social Security Check? About $113, Says The Senior Citizens League (TSCL)
Alexandria, VA: How much will the Social Security cost – of – living adjustment (COLA) boost your benefits? “Probably not enough to prevent a loss of benefit buying power,” says Ed Cates, Chairman of The Senior Cit ...
Sixth Consecutive Year Of Record Low COLAs “Unprecedented,” Says The Senior Citizens League
Alexandria, VA: The annual Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will remain at record low levels again in 2015, says a new forecast by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). According to the most recent consumer ...
White House Action On Immigration Comes With Hidden Long-term Costs to Social Security, Warns The Senior Citizen League
Alexandria, VA: White House action that provides work authorization and Social Security numbers for unauthorized immigrants comes with hidden, but significant, long – term costs, warns The Senior Citizens League (TSCL). ...
The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) Warns: White House Action On Immigration Could Give Social Security To Known Illegals
Alexandria, VA: President Obama is considering Executive action soon that would bypass Congress on immigration. A White House initiative that supplies green cards and work - authorized Social Security numbers to undocume ...
SSA Fails To Obtain Evidence Of “Legal Status” One-Third Of The Time
By Mary Johnson The Social Security Administration's (SSA) Office of Inspector General recently performed a rare audit to check the lawful presence of noncitizens receiving Social Security benefits - the first such au ...
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