Are Higher Costs Coming For Medicare Advantage Enrollees? By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Back in February, officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) estimated that Medicare's pr ...

This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as Members of Congress adjourned for a week-long holiday recess. Congress Adjourns for Holiday Recess Lawmakers returned to their home states and districts this week to ...

This week, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) Board of Trustees traveled up to Capitol Hill to meet with six lawmakers and their top aides, and TSCL announced its support for one new piece of legislation. In addition, ...

This week, one House Subcommittee heard from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) about its most recent report to Congress, which was titled Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System. In addition, the 201 ...

By Jessie Gibbons, Legislative Assistant Since 1990, Medicare has been considered a high-risk program due to its complexity and its susceptibility to fraud, waste, and abuse. Last year alone, the program spent at leas ...

This week, Members of one Senate Appropriations Subcommittee approved a spending bill that would fund the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid programs through fiscal year 2015. In addition, The Senior Citizens League ...

This week, Members of the Senate voted to confirm Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In addition, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) saw two key bills gain s ...

This week, the immigration reform debate was revived in the House following an important announcement from President Obama. Meanwhile, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) announced its support for one new piece of legislat ...

This week, the Senate Finance Committee voted to advance the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the next Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In addition, one subcommittee held a hearing o ...

This week, lawmakers in the House adjourned for a week-long recess, while those in the Senate heard from Sylvia Mathews Burwell, who was recently nominated by President Obama to serve as the next Secretary of the Departm ...