Big bills for uncovered charges are surprising some seniors after some hospital stays that aren’t considered inpatient services by Medicare. The problem occurs when the hospital classifies your stay as “observation” whic ...
Category: Savings Tips
Seven Tips For Avoiding New Bank Fees
Almost all Social Security recipients receive their monthly benefit payments by direct deposit to a bank account. Many retirees also have savings, CDs, IRAs and other types of accounts. But bank customers are getting hit ...
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 ...
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 ...
Ask The Advisor: Home Sale Stalled, But Mom Needs To Move
Home Sale Stalled, But Mom Needs To Move Q: My mother has suffered a stroke and needs to move to an assisted living facilty. She is having problems qualifying for Medicaid. Her only asset is her small apartment tha ...
Think You’ve Got Enough For Retirement? Think Again
By Mary Johnson Think you’ve got enough to live on in retirement? A study by Hewitt Associates found that seniors need almost 16 times their final annual pay in retirement savings and resources to maintain their curr ...
Plan For Income From Several Sources
When Franklin Roosevelt signed Social Security into law as part of the New Deal in 1935, it was never designed to be anyone’s sole means of support in retirement. Strengthen your finances in retirement by developing ad ...
Save At Participating Businesses With Membership In TSCL
When you become a member by contributing $10 or more per year to The Senior Citizens League (TSCL) you’re entitled to valuable discounts at participating businesses and to receive The Social Security & Medicare Ad ...
Six Steps To Getting Six Month’s Worth Of Prescription Meds For The Cost Of Two!
Recent healthcare reform legislation gradually reduces what beneficiaries must spend when they reach the Part D doughnut hole or gap in coverage. Medicare consumers who hit the doughnut hole receive a 50 percent disc ...
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