The U.S. House sent a strong signal of its plans for Social Security the first day of the new Congress. A new procedural rule may…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…