Radical Medicare Overhaul Proposal In Senate By Legislative Analyst, Jessie Gibbons Proposals to reform Medicare have been floating around the halls of Congress since 2010, but none have been as radical or risky as ...
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Legislative Update For Week Ending June 1, 2012
This week, action on Capitol Hill remained slow as the Senate adjourned for a week-long holiday recess and Representatives in the House focused on various reauthorization bills. However, The Senior Citizens League did se ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending May 25, 2012
This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as the House of Representatives adjourned for a holiday recess, and the Senate focused on legislation to reauthorize programs within the FDA. Meanwhile, TSCL expressed suppor ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending May 18, 2012
Deficit talks continued on Capitol Hill this week as Congressional leaders met with President Obama to discuss the deficit, and the Senate considered several budget resolutions. Meanwhile, The Senior Citizens League expr ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending May 11, 2012
This week, The Senior Citizens League’s legislative team met with several Members of Congress and their top staff to discuss key issues affecting seniors. Additionally, two Members of Congress introduced a plan to repeal ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending April 4, 2012
This week, action on Capitol Hill slowed down as both Houses of Congress adjourned for a spring recess. Meanwhile, the Medicare Fraud Strike Force held a news conference announcing its recent “mega bust,” and TSCL saw su ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending April 27, 2012
This week, the Social Security and Medicare Trustees released their annual reports on the financial health of the programs. In addition, Senator David Vitter’s (LA) Notch Fairness Act and Representative Buck McKeon’s (CA ...
Legislative Update: April 2012
Medicare’s Doctor Payment Formula Breeds Uncertainty By Legislative Analyst, Jessie Gibbons Fourteen times in the last ten years, lawmakers have voted to override mandated pay cuts to doctors who accept Medicare pa ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending April 20, 2012
This week, Senate Budget Chair Kent Conrad (ND) released his Fiscal Commission Budget Plan, which would overhaul the tax code and make major changes to both Social Security and Medicare. In addition, TSCL saw support gro ...
Legislative Update For Week Ending April 13, 2012
TSCL would like to remind you that both Houses of Congress have adjourned for a spring recess and are expected to return to Capitol Hill on Monday, April 16. While your Members of Congress are in their home states and di ...