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 ...
Category: Issues
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 ...
Social Security & Medicare Questions: Observation Care
Q: My frail mother was in the hospital after passing out and falling. She stayed "in observation" for four days and received a number of tests for stroke, heart and circulatory problems. After discharge, her doctor said ...
Illegal Work Under Fake Social Security Number? Government Still Pays Benefits!
Illegal Work Under Fake Social Security Number? Government Still Pays Benefits! What happens when illegal immigrants work under phony Social Security numbers? What does the Social Security Administration (SSA) do whe ...
2014 COLA 1.5%
Social Security benefits will increase by a tepid 1.5% in January. That will boost the average monthly Social Security benefit of $1,161 by only $17.40 per month. But despite slow growth in benefits, TSCL remains highly ...
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