This is our first update of the activities in Washington, D.C., regarding the issues of particular importance to seniors in 2023.  As in  the past, we will cover the actions of Congress as well as the Biden Administratio ...

Medicare to Expand Access to Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized policies aimed at expanding access to behavioral health and substance use dis ...

Season Off to a Roaring Start US influenza hospitalizations are the highest they have been in the last 12 years at this point in the season, according to a new government report. More than 2,300 patients were admi ...

Important Reminders Medicare Open Enrollment Season We are now in Medicare open enrollment season. The 2023 season began last Saturday and runs through Dec. 7. During the annual open enrollment period, benefici ...

The Social Security Administration has announced that the COLA will increase Social Security benefits by 8.7% starting in 2023. A COLA this high is almost unprecedented. This may be the first and the last time that to ...

New Senate Bill Threatens Lower Drug Prices With Election Day just a month away it is a good time to restate that TSCL is a non-partisan organization. We do not pick sides between Democrats and Republicans, nor do we ...

The Weather May Start Cooling Off but Things Will Soon be Heating up in Washington Traditionally, August has been a slow news month when it comes to news out of Washington, D.C. That is because Congress takes its trad ...

Congress in Recess – but Much Work Remains When They Return Congress is now in recess until after Labor Day. If they are running for re-election, all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the member ...