How Did the Supreme Court Decision About the Affordable Care Act Affect Medicare? Q: I've been listening to news stories about the Supreme Court case over the constitutionality of the healthcare reform law. Was Medica ...
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Social Security & Medicare Questions: Medicare Network Providers
Q: Recently my husband became seriously ill and required surgery. Afterward we received several unexpectedly high bills. We learned that one of the surgeons, and the anesthesiologist, were not in our plan network. Can yo ...
Congressional Corner: Transforming Medicare: Fixing a Broken Payment System
By U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) Nearly 50 years ago, we made a promise to ensure quality, affordable healthcare for all American seniors. In order to protect that promise, we must promote excellence an ...
Benefit Bulletin: September 2012
With Inflation Dropping — Low 2013 COLA Forecast The prospects for an adequate Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) boost for 2013 are dimming. The rate of inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), is de ...
New Obama Administration Policy Provides Path To Social Security Based On Illegal Work
By Mary Johnson A new Obama Administration immigration policy that was announced without a single vote of approval from Congress provides a path to Social Security benefits based on illegal work. Although the policy ...
Millions Stolen From Medicare Traced To Cuban Banks
GAO: "Actions That Could Help Combat Fraud Incomplete" In an unprecedented case, federal prosecutors say that a massive money-laundering operation moved up to $63 million in money from Medicare schemes to Cuban banks ...
Calls Continue For Major Medicare Changes
New TSCL Poll: 70% Oppose Medicare Overhaul Despite cutting Medicare by more than $600 billion over the past two years, the program remains the target of Congressional deficit reduction plans. Budget experts are pre ...
Public Opinion Can Sway Votes In Congress!
New TSCL Poll Should Medicare Be Changed? Should Medicare change from a program that guarantees coverage for a fixed set of benefits, to one that guarantees a fixed federal payment to cover a portion of beneficiaries' ...
Action Call!
TSCL Wants You A financing crisis is looming for Social Security and Medicare and the future of our benefits is at stake. You can make the difference. Help TSCL muster the grass roots support to stop the plans to put ...
2012 TSCL Senior Survey
How Should Congress Strengthen Social Security and Medicare? Congress has spent much of its time over the past two years locked in a rigidly - partisan standoff over the federal budget deficit. But TSCL’s new 2012 Sen ...
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