(Washington, DC) The portion of Social Security benefits that retirees spent on Medicare premiums and out-of-pocket costs climbed in 2018 for a growing number of retirees in 2018, according to a recent survey by The Seni ...
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79 Percent of Older Voters Think Medicare Should Cover Dental, Vision, and Hearing Services
(Washington, DC) Medicare doesn’t cover routine dental care, vision or hearing services, but a new poll by The Senior Citizens League found that 79 percent of older voters want this to change. “Dental coverage rates dro ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 34% of Buying Power Since 2000, According To Latest Study By The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) – Social Security benefits have lost 34 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the 2018 Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released today by The Senior Citizens League. “This is the bi ...
Social Security COLA Could Top 3% In 2019
(Washington, DC) – The annual Social Security cost of living adjustment (COLA) for 2019 could top 3 percent, according to a new estimate released by The Senior Citizens League. A 3 percent COLA would be the highest sinc ...
50 Percent Of Retirees Saw Little Or No COLA Increase In Net Social Security Benefits This Year
(Washington, DC) – Despite receiving a 2 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in 2018 — about half of all people age 65 and over report that they received virtually no boost to their net Social Security benefit, afte ...
Older Voters Rank Their Members of U.S. House On Medicare — 2.6 Out of 5 Stars Says New Survey By The Senior Citizens League
(Washington, DC) – If older voters were to rank their Members of Congress the same way they rank products and movies from Amazon, Members of the U.S. House would get 2.6 out of 5 stars for their handling of Medicare in ...
How A Balanced Budget Amendment Could Affect Your Social Security Benefits
(Washington, DC) – Older Americans are not to blame for an exploding federal budget deficit warns The Senior Citizens League. “Congress can’t cut taxes by an estimated $1.7 trillion and then turn around and blame rising ...
Little-Noticed Medicare Cut Will Cause Medigap Premium Sticker Shock
(Washington, DC) – A little-noticed Medicare cut is likely to subject roughly 10 percent of beneficiaries to sharply rising Medigap supplement premiums, warns The Senior Citizens League. The provision prohibits beneficia ...
Social Security COLAs Need to Double and Medicare Part B Increases Cut in Half, to Ensure Benefit Adequacy
(Washington, DC) – Social Security cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) would need to double their rate of growth and Medicare Part B premium increases would need to slow by half their historic rate to provide greater Socia ...
Chained CPI Would Cut Average Social Security Benefits
(Washington, DC) – Higher taxes — lower benefits — more complexity. A new, more slowly growing consumer price index (CPI), known as the chained CPI, promises the worst of all worlds for tens of millions retirees, disabl ...
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