Enrolled in Medicare Advantage? $3,700 in Benefit Cuts by 2017 Predicted By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Open enrollment for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans is now in progress, and before selecting or renewi ...
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Legislative Update for Week Ending November 7, 2014
Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts this week for Tuesday’s mid-term elections. They are expected to return to Capitol Hill to begin the “lame duck” session on Wednesday, November 12th, follow ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 31, 2014
The fall recess continued this week as Members of Congress prepared for next week’s mid-term elections. Pre-Election Recess Continues Members of the House and Senate remained in their home states and districts to f ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 24, 2014
Action on Capitol Hill was slow once again this week as the fall recess continued. However, the Social Security Administration (SSA) did make an important announcement regarding next year’s cost-of-living adjustment (COL ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 17, 2014
The fall recess continued this week, and action on Capitol Hill remained slow. Pre-Election Recess Continues Members of the House and Senate remained in their home states and districts to focus on the upcoming mid- ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 10, 2014
This week, action on Capitol Hill remained slow as the fall recess continued. Lawmakers Remain in Recess The fall recess continued this week, and Members of the House and Senate remained in their home states and di ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending October 3, 2014
This week, action on Capitol Hill was slow as Members of Congress remained in their home states and districts to prepare for the November elections. Lawmakers Remain in Recess The fall recess continued this week, a ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending September 26, 2014
This week, action on Capitol Hill remained slow as Members of the House and Senate adjourned to focus on their campaigns. However, lawmakers did reveal that they may consider a permanent “doc fix” after the November elec ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending September 19, 2014
This week, lawmakers in both chambers voted to approve a temporary spending bill to fund the government past September 30th. In addition, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) legislative team met with several Members of ...
Legislative Update for Week Ending September 12, 2014
This week, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill and resumed work on a stopgap funding measure for fiscal year 2015, which begins on October 1st. In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw support grow for three key ...