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 ...
Category: Issues
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 ...
2014 COLA Marks Lowest Five-Year Growth Period In 37 Years
COLA Announcement Delayed Due To Shut Down Seniors will receive an estimated 1.5% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) effective January 1st. This preliminary estimate was recently released by TSCL and shared by other eco ...
It’s A Medicare Scam!
Here's a list of common scams from the StopMedicareFraud.gov website: Be suspicious of doctors, healthcare providers, or suppliers who: Ask for your Medicare number in exchange for free equipment or services or fo ...
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