Before Obamacare "Glitch," There Was The Notch Glitch Obamacare is not the first government program in which major implementation glitches had disastrous consequences for large numbers of beneficiaries. In 1977 chang ...
Category: Issues
Is Growth in Social Security Disability Due to Aging Baby Boomers or Scam?
The Social Security Disability Trust Fund (SSDI) is rapidly closing in on becoming the first of the two Social Security Trust Funds to become fully insolvent. The disability trust fund, which is separate from the one th ...
Congress Picks Up Debate Over Benefit Cuts
After leaving major decisions on Social Security and Medicare cuts to the New Year, Members of Congress are returning to pick up their debate over entitlements and taxes. With the looming insolvency of the Social Securi ...
Social Security Pays Benefits Based On Work Under Fraudulent SSNs – Immigration Reform Could Add Billions In Long-Term Costs Based On Illegal Work
Alexandria, VA: It sounds screwy, but it's current U.S. government policy. Undocumented immigrants can become entitled to benefits based on the jobs worked under fraudulent Social Security numbers. The number they're wo ...
Immigration Reform Battle Moves Into New Year
Pressure on Congress is ramping up for immigration legislation that provides a "clear path to citizenship" for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. House GOP Members are reportedly working on several immigration b ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Medicare and Moving
Help! Mom Moved In With Us, But Her Medicare Plan Isn't Accepted Here! Q: We recently moved my mom from another part of the state to live with us. She's starting to have memory problems and it's too risky for her to l ...
Social Security and Medicare Cuts Eyed
Take The TSCL Senior Survey! How much will the New Year's 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase your Social Security benefits? How much did your household budget increase over the past 12 months? Your respons ...
Benefit Bulletin: November 2013
Be Wary of Scams – If You are Covered By Medicare, Obamacare Doesn't Affect You! Seniors get a lot of phone calls from people trying to sell something, but be especially wary of Obamacare scams. The Medicare Ope ...
Why You Should Be Worried About Medicare Fraud
By Mary Johnson, editor Medicare fraud appears to have taken a terrible new turn. A Michigan cancer doctor, Dr. Farid Fata, was charged with deliberately misdiagnosing patients with cancer in order to justify submitti ...
Legislative Update: November 2013
COLAs Reach All Time Lows At Same Time Seniors Report Expenses Higher Than Ever By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Over the past five years, the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) has reached an ...
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