(Washington, DC) – A new analysis from The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) of 12 frequently - prescribed drugs illustrates that Medicare recipients frequently overpay for their medications. “Because Medicare doesn’t neg ...
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One-Third of Adults Over 65 Have Not Received Dental Care in More Than Two Years
(Washington, DC) – One-out- of three adults covered by Medicare are not getting regular dental care, according to a new survey by The Seniors Citizens League (TSCL). “We estimate that roughly 20 million older Americans ...
52% of Retirees Spend at Least $376 Per Month on Healthcare Costs
(Washington, DC) – A new survey by The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) indicates that 52 percent of retirees spend at least $376 per month on healthcare costs. If that doesn’t sound like enough of a challenge, at a time w ...
Older Americans Want Action to Lower Medicare Drug Costs
(Washington, DC) – Susan Gross, a 66 - year old retired office assistant living in Central Virginia, spends most of her day caregiving. Her 46-year-old son, who is disabled from cerebral palsy, lives with her, as does h ...
Social Security Benefits Lose 33% of Buying Power Since 2000
(Washington, DC) Social Security benefits have lost 33 percent of buying power since 2000, according to the latest Social Security Loss of Buying Power Study released today by The Senior Citizens League. “One would thi ...
Millions of Retirees Could See Entire COLA Swallowed by Medicare Part B Increase Next Year
(Washington, DC) – In their new report, Medicare Trustees forecast a higher rate of growth in Part B premiums next year, which could put millions of low benefit Social Security recipients at risk of seeing the deductio ...
New Tax Law Had Little Effect on the Number of Retirees Who Pay Taxes on Social Security Benefits
(Washington, DC) The new tax law appears to have had little to no effect on relieving the taxation of the Social Security benefits received by retired taxpayers, according to early results of a new survey by The S ...
16 Percent of Medicare Part D Enrollees May Be at Risk of Hitting the Doughnut Hole in 2019
(Washington, DC) – About 16 percent of Medicare beneficiaries report out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs high enough to put them at risk of hitting the Part D doughnut hole in 2019, according to an early samplin ...
Despite Tax Overhaul Social Security Benefits Are Still Taxable
(Washington, DC) While the 2017 “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” is expected to lower taxes for many taxpayers, it doesn’t address a feature of the tax law that takes a cut of Social Security income from a growing number of older ...
New Tax Law Uses Backdoor Method To Increase Taxes $134 Billion
(Washington, DC) – The 2017 “Tax Cut and Jobs Act” uses an alternate measure of inflation that will increase what people pay in taxes in coming years, warns The Senior Citizens League. The new tax law adjusts the tax co ...
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