This week, Members of Congress continued to focus on a series of fiscal 2015 appropriations bills – including one that would provide funding for the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Centers for Medicare and M ...

This week, lawmakers turned their attention towards a series of fiscal 2015 appropriations bills. Meanwhile, one House subcommittee met to discuss Medicare fraud, The Senior Citizens League’s (TSCL’s) legislative team me ...

Action on Capitol Hill remained slow this week as the spring recess continued. However, The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) did announce its support for one new piece of legislation. Spring Recess Continues Members o ...

This week, action on Capitol Hill was slow as Members of Congress adjourned for a spring recess. Spring Recess Begins Members of the House and Senate returned to their home states and districts this week for a rece ...

This week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the final 2015 payment rates for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, and Members of the House considered numerous budget proposals for fiscal year 2015 ...

This week, Members of Congress passed a one-year "doc fix" to prevent a 24 percent pay cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, and House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released his fiscal 2015 budget resolution ...

This week, lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill and continued their work on repealing and replacing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, which is used to determine reimbursements to doctors who treat Medicare patient ...

This week, Members of the House and Senate adjourned for a week-long recess. In the meantime, lawmakers continued to work on legislation to repeal and replace the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula, and The Senior Cit ...