The next twelve months is one of the most critical periods for the nation’s seniors and disabled who receive Social Security and Medicare. The failure of a special Joint Committee of Congress known as the “super committe ...
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27% Of Seniors Spend Up To Half Of Their Social Security On Healthcare: TSCL Releases 2011 Healthcare Cost Survey
The lack of growth in Social Security benefits and rapid rise in healthcare costs is causing a financial dilemma for Medicare beneficiaries that may be jeopardizing the health of many who are foregoing needed medical car ...
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Impact Of “Back-Door” Amnesty
Totalization Agreement With Mexico Remains Pending The Obama Administration is coming under growing criticism for what is being called an “administrative amnesty.” Critics, including TSCL, say that the Department of H ...
Medicaid Funding Cuts May Affect Notch Babies
Low-income seniors, including about one-quarter of all Notch Babies, may be feeling the effects of the expiration of federal stimulus funding for Medicaid that ended recently. The recession drove up Medicaid enrollment s ...
Doc’s Examining Room No Place For The Federal Government
By Representative Larry Bucshon (IN-8) Prior to being elected to Congress in 2010, I spent the past 15 years as a practicing cardiothoracic surgeon. As a physician, I always put patients first. Now, as a Congressman, ...
Six Ways To Avoid Being Overcharged For Your Prescriptions
Here’s a checklist to start the New Year by avoiding overcharges and saving money the first time you fill prescriptions in 2012: Is the pharmacy listed as a preferred network pharmacy for 2012? Before you visit your ...
Seniors! How Did Two Years Without A Cost-of-Living Adjustment Affect You?
After two years without any cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), Social Security recipients will receive a sorely-needed 3.6% boost in 2012. Seniors are reporting that during the past two years of living without a COLA, the ...
Free Best Ways To Save Guide For Seniors
With the economy continuing to sputter, most seniors and Baby Boomers don’t feel all that secure about their retirement finances. How realistic will my budget be for the New Year? Will Social Security and othe retirement ...
27% Of Seniors Spend Up To Half Of Their Social Security On Healthcare Costs
The lack of growth in Social Security benefits, together with the inexorable rise in healthcare costs, is causing financial dilemmas for Medicare beneficiaries that may be jeopardizing their health. The situation is leav ...
44% Of Seniors At Risk Of Hitting Doughnut Hole And Uncovered Drug Costs In 2012
As many as four out of every ten Medicare beneficiaries who do not receive low-income assistance may be at risk of hitting the Part D doughnut hole and uncovered drug costs in 2012. According to a new online survey condu ...